Politics
MP resigns to contest LG election
National list MP of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), Mohamed Sali Naleem, has officially resigned from his position as a Member of...
The Batalanda Firestorm: AKD Strikes
By Our Political Editor Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s interview with Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan has ignited a political firestorm in Sri Lanka, bringing...
Postal vote application period extended
The Election Commission has announced an extension for postal vote application period for government officials, security forces/police personnel, and postal vote certifying officers...
Speaker’s embarrassing reaction to opposition MP’s query
Speaker of parliament Jagath Wickramaratne made quite an embarrassing response to a question raised by opposition MP D.V. Chanaka. Noting a government instruction...
LG polls: UNP sets deadline for alliance with SJB
The United National Party (UNP) has set a deadline of March 20 for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to decide whether it will...
SJB asks govt to table before House all Commission reports since 1994
The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has called on the government to table the reports of all commissions of inquiry and presidential...
Kaviratne urges Govt to settle teachers’ salary arrears
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Rohini Kaviratne has criticized the government’s handling of the ongoing salary arrears issue affecting teachers, principals, and education...
Release list of names responsible for property destruction during Aragalaya – Patali
The government, which releases various lists every week, caused a stir by publishing the list of MPs who received compensation for property destroyed...
