Sri Lanka
Govt’s recovery plan not grounded in reality, Marikkar tells Parliament
An opposition lawmaker criticized the Sri Lankan government’s proposed Rs. 500 billion supplementary budget for post-Ditwah disaster recovery, calling the estimate unrealistic and...
Constitutional Council rejects President’s nominee for Auditor General again
The Constitutional Council (CC) has rejected the nomination of O.R. Ranasinghe, the Army’s audit officer, to serve as auditor general. Ranasinghe received the...
Ranil willing to advise Govt on disaster management
United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Thalatha Atukorala said that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is prepared to offer advice to the government on...
Displaced estate workers demand land
Workers at Stockholm estate in Norwood, displaced by the Ditwah cyclone and presently sheltered at Bharatipuram Tamil Vidyalaya, staged a protest in front...
Ranwala had no time for breathalyzer test, claims Vijitha Herath
MP Asoka Ranwala was transferred from Kiribathgoda Hospital to Colombo National Hospital following the vehicle accident he was involved in, on recommendation by...
RW ready to advice government on disaster management: Thalatha
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is ready to provide advice to the government on disaster management if needed, but neither he nor the others...
Civil group warns against politicising Auditor General role
The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) has raised concerns over the continued vacancy of Sri Lanka’s Auditor General post, now unfilled for...
Foreign aid dries up amid diplomatic communication breakdown
Sri Lanka’s post-cyclone recovery effort is increasingly overshadowed by concerns that weak diplomatic communication and inconsistent messaging have undermined international confidence. Despite repeated...
