Sajith named as SJB's next presidential candidate
The Working Committee of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has unanimously decided to name Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa as the next Presidential candidate from the party.
The Working Committee of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has unanimously decided to name Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa as the next Presidential candidate from the party.
The talks on power devolution between Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Tamil legislators yielded no positive outcome, according to the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the largest grouping of MPs from the island’s north and east.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a new chairman and members to the National Police Commission (NPC), the President's Media Division said.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed K.A. Rohanadheera to the position of Parliamentary Secretary General with effect from May 23, with the approval of the constitutional council.
SLPP strongman Johnston Fernando said they would not sit in the opposition, after appointing the president and securing a majority for him.
A new political front named Janaraja Peramuna will be launched to coincide with Republic Day on May 22, said leader of the 43 Brigade Patali Champika Ranawaka.
Thirty-six civilians, who had been murdered in 1985 in a mid-sea attack off Delft Island in Jaffna blamed on the Navy, have been remembered.
The president has the ability and the right, as per the constitution, to appoint and remove provincial governors, said SLPP general secretary Saraga Kariyawasam.
The governors of the northern, eastern and northwestern provinces were removed from their positions yesterday (15).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint new governors by tomorrow (17), said the President's Media Division.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Sri Lanka to complete the debt restructuring process by the first review of the country’s US $ 3 billion programme, which is scheduled for September-October.