Harin, Manusha to push GR to go home

Newly appointed Cabinet Ministers Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara asserted that they will push President

Few more Cabinet ministers to be appointed next week

A few more ministers will be appointed to serve in the new government early next week, Daily Mirror learns. The go

Lowering food prices would be challenging - Trade Minister Nalin Fernando

Newly appointed Trade Minister Nalin Fernando who assumed duties yesterday said lowering food prices would be challenging, but he would undertake to do it.

‘GotaGoGama’ incident: We don’t get away from investigations: Namal

All those who were named by the CID in connection with the incident, have surrendered or given statements as requested by the CID

Speaker says Party leaders will have to decide

Party leaders will have to decide whether to close the members canteen in Parliament, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana said yesterday in response to a written request that had been made by 53 SLPP MPs on Thursday.

Two groups of people arrested while attempting to migrate

A group of 19 people including a child that attempted to migrate to a foreign county using sea routes were taken into custody

COPA instructs ‘Water Lily’ to be identified as SL’s National Flower

The committee observes that the national flower of SL is still identified as the Blue Water Lily

Nine Cabinet ministers sworn

Nine new Cabinet Ministers of the All-Party Government were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo yesterday, a statement from the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse IUSF protesters

Mayhem near World Trade Centre after police fired tear gas at IUSF protest calling for President’s resignation

MR should have retired from politics after second term as Prez

Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa should have retired from politics when his second term as the executiv

Some MPs want to stay in hotels

Some MPs wanted arrangements made for them to stay at a hotel during the parliamentary week as such an arrang

India looks a lot like Sri Lanka, Rahul Gandhi tweets

India is looking a lot like Sri Lanka and no distraction will help the economy, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, even as his party slammed the Narendra Modi government for “record-breaking” wholesale inflation.

As SL runs out of essentials expenses GALORE at foreign Ministry AND missions

Massive expenditure has been recorded at Sri Lanka’s 63 foreign missions and at the Foreign Ministry in Colombo in the first four months of this year even as the country faced its worst-ever economic crisis leading to the governm

MR did not arrive at Parliament by air, his office clarifies

Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s office, yesterday rejected social media reports claiming that Rajapaksa was flown in for the parliamentary sessions on Wednesday, saying Rajapaksa travelled by road and not by chopper.

Sri Lanka expected to go without food in the global food crisis: PM

Sri Lanka is one of the few nations which is expected to go without food in the global food shortage which is expected within this

New Cabinet to go without privileges -PM

MPs cannot ask for fuel during non sitting weeks in Parliament

G7 to offer debt relief for SL

The Indian Govt backed Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said a $1 billion credit facility provided to SL to buy essential goods can be settled in Indian rupees

SLPP MPs say stop providing us lunch

We also request you to provide a lunch packet at the price which prevails outside

Investigations against Senior DIG Deshabandu Fort Magistrate critical over conduct of CID

Eight suspects produced in court were remanded till May 25

Following PM’s instructions COPE summons Litro Gas over delay in LP gas supply

Premier says relevant officials should be summoned before COPE and questioned as to why the process has been delayed

Schools to close today due to fuel crisis

Teachers who are supervising the GCE Ordinary Level examination were asked to report for duty

Protest-leading FSP, TNA discuss new Constitution

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) which is at the forefront of the current protest wave held separate talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to engage them for support in

Emergency aid expected from Tamil Nadu during weekend - CWC President

A consignment of emergency aid – 40,000 tonnes of rice, 250,000 kilos of milk powder and 30 tonnes of medicines - is expect

Fuel not sold at R.121 a liter to MPs, they must stand in the queue- CPC trade unions

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation Trade Unions yesterday denied reports which claimed that fuel was sold at a subsidized rate of Rs.121 per liter to MPs and VIPs and said if any MP needed fuel, they would have to stay in the queue.

Public sector non-essential staff requested to stay home today: PM

All non-essential staff in the public sector has been asked to stay at home today (20) because of the fuel crisis, Prime Minister Ra

SJB thinking of marginalizing me , We won’t marginalize you but will incorporate you

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa were engaged in an open dialogue in Parliament yesterday for the first time after the two split giving birth to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya(SJB),

Kollupitiya and Galle Face incidents Eight more including Moratuwa Mayor and Dan Priyasad arrested

Eight persons including Mayor of Moratuwa Saman Lal Fernando and Nawa Sinhale National Organisation head Suresh Priyasad, alias Dan Priyasad have been arrested by the CID yesterday in co

MPs to get fuel from Narahenpita filling station

It has been decided to provide fuel for vehicles belonging to parliamentarians from the Narahenpita filling station upon payment made by cash.

PM Office expenses slashed from Rs.120mn to Rs.60mn

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has cut down the expenditures at the Prime Minister’s Office from the monthly average of Rs.120 million to Rs.60 million owing to the ongoing economic crisis, officials from the Prime Minister’s Office said.

21A to cabinet next week

Discussions over forming the cabinet is ongoing