ITAK leader S. Sritharan’s agreement to meet the IMF is an indication that incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe stands to gain Tamil votes at a future presidential election, claims a political analyst.
India’s Deputy High Commissioner Dr. Satyanjal Pandey yesterday (10) visited one of the DP Education IT Campuses in Nelliyadi, Jaffna.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is opting to hold the Presidential election first while the Rajapaksas want the General Elections held first, National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday (10).
Sri Lanka’s main opposition, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has issued a clarification on its decision to refrain from engaging in the meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, claiming it had never requested a meeting with the IMF.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (10) said the government has launched a revolution with relief for the people and these efforts will be intensified in the future despite challenges.
The government is allowing the import of several spices for value-addition and export by BOI-approved producers.
The leader of the Mawbima Janatha Party (MJP) Dilith Jayaweera has promised to give prominence to women, empowering them with capital, not relief.
The no-faith motion moved by the opposition against speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is likely to be taken up for debate on 19 March, said parliament sources.
Ranil Wickremesinghe holds his first public rally today (10) since assuming office as president.
