Politics
Ranil offers to step down to facilitate UNP-SJB unity
Former President and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the party’s working committee he is willing to step down if...
Sri Lankan Tamil party urges Tamil Nadu to press Colombo for federal system
A Sri Lankan Tamil political party has asked India to press the Sri Lankan government to replace its unitary state structure with a...
Sujeewa says Sajith will contest next presidential election
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Sujeewa Senasinghe said that Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa will contest the next Presidential Election in Sri Lanka. Speaking...
Mujibur says unidentified visitors tried to intimidate him, family
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahuman has alleged that unidentified individuals, some posing as CID and intelligence personnel, have attempted to intimidate...
The consequences of deferred accountability
By Vox Civis In the months leading up to last year’s election, one slogan towered above the rest, repeated with the force of...
NPP-led local councils face budget defeats in Dambulla and Puttalam
The Dambulla Pradeshiya Sabha, led by the National People’s Power (NPP), saw its budget rejected for the second time on Monday, with 14...
SLFP talks end in deadlock as dispute over key posts persists
A high-level meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) aimed at resolving the party’s internal power struggle ended without agreement this week,...
Future SJB Govt will not oppose President’s relief measures – Marikkar
A future Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) government would not take action against President Anura Kumara Dissanayake over any financial assistance he has extended...
