No petrol today, tomorrow Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said that petrol would not be available today (18) and tomorrow (19) even if people choose to stand in queues. Addressing parliament today (18), he said that although petrol distribution…
EXPENSES AT PM OFFICE TO BE HALVED
PM office to halve expenses in June The Prime Minister’s Office has decided to cut down its expenditure by 50% from next month, reports say. PM’s secretary – Saman Ekanayake has taken the necessary measures based on the PM’s directives…
HARIN AND MANUSHA SEND LETTER WITH SEVEN QUESTIONS TO RANIL
Harin & Manusha send letter to new PM with 7 questions Opposition MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara have written a letter to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe requesting answers to several questions before deciding how to support the new Government.…
SUMANTHIRAN SLAMS PM IN PARLIAMENT THOUGH PM REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT
PM reaffirms commitment ; Sumanthiran slams PM in Parliament TNA Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran on Tuesday (17) slammed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for his shameful conduct in supporting the government to defeat a motion moved by the opposition. “The country…
RANIL ‘S TAKING UP THE CHALLENGE HAILED BY PATALI WILLING TO BACK HIM BY CHANGING CAMP
Patali preparing to change camps? Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka has commended Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for taking up the challenge of addressing the country’s economic issues, at a time when a number of political party leaders backed away from the…
NEED TO OBTAIN A MASSIVE SEVENTY FIVE MILLION US $ TO EASE QUEUES
Need to obtain US$ 75 million to ease queues – PM Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the country needs to obtain approximately USD 75 million within the next couple of days, in order to ease the queues. He…
REPRESENTATIVES OF WORLD BANK AND ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK MEET RANIL WICKREMASINGHE
PM meets representatives of World Bank & ADB Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (15) held discussions with the country representatives of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank regarding the current economic crisis in the country. The discussions with…
MOVE TO REPLACE POLITICAL APPOINTEES IN SL POLICE WITH COMPETANT OFFICERS
May 15, 2022 Sri Lanka police shake up after mob violence Sri Lanka’s police is set to remove political appointees in key positions and replace them with competent officers in a major shake-up after the latest mob violence, officials said.…
RANIL TO RECEIVE SUPPORT OF SLFP
SLFP to support the govt. Reports say that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has responded favourably to a request made by PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to support the new government. SLFP Leader Maithripala Sirisena has written to Prime Minister Ranil…
SAJITH AGREES TO RANIL’S REQUEST TO MULTI PARTY GOVERMENT PROVIDED RAJAPAKSA’S ARE NOT INVOLVED
SJB responds to the Prime Minister’s request Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa in replying to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he will only agree to a multi party government. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, Mr. Premadasa…
