Month: August 2025
Rajapaksa family also under investigation, says Bimal Rathnayake
Sri Lanka’s Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake said on Sunday (25) that ongoing investigations into corruption and financial misconduct...
Postal workers end seven-day strike after Govt concessions but two key issues remain unresolved
Sri Lanka’s week-long postal strike came to an end on 24 August, following successful negotiations between trade union representatives and government officials, according...
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted bail
A Sri Lankan court granted bail on Tuesday to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe who was arrested last week over allegations that he misused...
Sri Lanka opposition parties unite in show of solidarity with former President Wickremesinghe
All opposition parties in Sri Lanka have agreed to convene in Colombo today (26) to express solidarity with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who...
Parliament’s High Posts Committee blocks NPP Govt’s nominee for second time
Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary High Posts Committee has, for the second time, blocked the nomination of H.M.V.B. Vijitha Herath to a diplomatic post, following...
China challenges US freedom of navigation operations as having ‘no legal basis’
Beijing accuses Washington of ‘double standards’ in first report of its kind criticising its activities in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait The...
CBK slams Ranil’s arrest as threat to democratic institutions
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has issued a statement expressing deep concern over the recent arrest and remanding of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe....
Police investigate YouTuber over ‘prediction’ of Ranil Wickremesinghe’s arrest
Police have launched an investigation into YouTuber Sudaththa Thilakasiri following a controversial video in which he predicted the arrest and remand of former...
Ranil not guilty at this stage, says Lal Kantha
Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister K.D. Lal Kantha has stressed that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe remains innocent until proven guilty. Speaking to reporters, Minister...
“He doused the flames of despair”: Ruwanwelisaya Chief Incumbent hails Ranil’s crisis leadership
The Chief Incumbent of the Ruwanwelisaya in Anuradhapura, Ven. Eethalawetunawewe Gnanathillaka Thera, said that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is the “visionary intellect” who...
