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Sri Lanka

Uproar in Parliament over scholarships from President’s Fund

Parliament descended into uproar this morning when Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harshana Rajakaruna defended himself against allegations of receiving financial assistance from...

Politics

Rohini demands probe into Bimal’s ‘daughters of murderers’ remark

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Rohini Kumari Wijerathna Kaviratne has called for the immediate appointment of a special Parliamentary committee to investigate a...

Sri Lanka

No progress on rail delays under our watch – Transport Minister

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, has acknowledged that the present government has not been able to curb persistent...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to exit IMF programme by end of 2027, says Bimal

Minister Bimal Rathnayake announced that Sri Lanka will formally withdraw from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme by December 2027.  Speaking at a...

Sri Lanka

Tears of joy: Bimal moved by public reaction to leased aircraft

Minister of Civil Aviation Bimal Ratnayake said that SriLankan Airlines, once teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, has made a remarkable recovery within...

Sri Lanka

Bribery Commission urged to investigate Minister Rathnayake’s role in unauthorized clearance of red-flagged containers

The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) lodged a formal complaint with the Bribery Commission on Monday (02) over the release of 323 red-flagged containers...

Sri Lanka

Bimal greenlit release of 323 containers without Customs inspection – Dayasiri

SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara has accused Minister Bimal Rathnayake of authorising the release of 323 cargo containers without mandatory customs inspection. Addressing a...

Politics

No govt funds for illegitimate power blocs, says Bimal

Minister Bimal Rathnayake has warned that the central government will withhold funding from any council that comes to power through political backroom deals...