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Opinion

Sri Lanka: Three things for NPP to ‘Come of Age’ 

By R. Hariharan For the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) group led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (AKD), the local government (LG) elections...

Sri Lanka

International donors raise alarm over changes to Electricity Act

Three leading global donors have expressed concerns over some of the amendments to the Electricity Act urging the Government reconsider the move to...

Sri Lanka

Gammanpila to be questioned by CID

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched a full-scale probe into alleged false claims made by Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila...

Opinion

NPP Government’s Governance Hurdles, Diplomatic Gaps, and Internal Discord

By Rohana Jith Just slightly over eight months into its term, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) government is confronting the...

Sri Lanka

Justice Minister takes swipe at President over ex-CJ’s UN posting

Justice minister Harshana Nanayakkara says he is unaware of the basis for former chief justice Jayantha Jayasuriya getting the position of Sri Lanka’s...

Sri Lanka

President withdraws nominee to Supreme Court

The Constitutional Council had been informed prior to a meeting yesterday afternoon (13) that the president had withdrawn his nominee to a vacant...

Sri Lanka

President’s German visit concludes without a meeting with chancellor

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake concluded an official visit to Germany yesterday (13), which he undertook at the invitation of his German counterpart. The...

Politics

President should resign for unlawful prisoner release

Sarvajana Balaya Leader Dilith Jayaweera has called for the resignation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake over the unlawful release of a prisoner, stating...