Politics
Opposition Leader challenges Speaker’s rejection of no-confidence motion
Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), slammed Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne in Parliament, denouncing...
“You have to be crazy to give up all assets for full-time politics” – Lal Kantha
Agriculture Minister K.D. Lal Kantha has expressed his willingness to sell all his assets and hand them over to his political party if...
Dayasiri calls for united opposition ahead of PC elections
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera has called on opposition parties to urgently unite under a common alliance to contest the forthcoming...
SJB to consider joining Wickremesinghe’s call for a united opposition
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) says it will take a collective decision on whether to join the political movement proposed by former President...
Sajith congratulates UNP on 79th anniversary, warns of threats to democracy
Opposition Leader and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa extended his congratulations to the United National Party (UNP) on the occasion of...
When the mask slips
By Vox Civis What a difference a week can make in Sri Lanka’s fast-evolving political landscape; a theatre that never fails to serve...
UNP marks 79th anniversary
The United National Party (UNP) is marking its 79th anniversary today with a ceremony at the Monarch Imperial Hotel in Battaramulla. This year’s...
UNP opens door to reconciliation with SJB defectors, lifts membership suspensions
The United National Party (UNP) has lifted all disciplinary actions and membership suspensions previously imposed on party members who defected to the Samagi...
