NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has charged that a vehicle assembling company with links to president’s chief of staff Sagala Ratnayake has been given full tax exemptions.
Basil Rajapaksa has proposed to Ranil Wickremesinghe to hold a referendum for the abolition of the executive presidency in the event the incumbent fails to go for a presidential poll with sufficient public popularity by gaining economic success, said SLPP sources.
The President’s Media Division (PMD) has expressed concern regarding the editorial published in the Gnanartha Pradeepaya newspaper on Sunday, October 8, 2023, as well as the news report titled “An international investigation team is needed for an independent, transparent, and thorough investigation and monitoring.”
A service extension expected for chief of staff of the Army Maj. Gen. Sanjaya Wanasinghe has now been cancelled by the president, reports Neth News.
Wealthy businessman Dhammika Perera has expressed his desire to contest at the next presidential election.
An urgent constitutional amendment is in the offing for a change in the parliamentary election system.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has promised solutions to issues of Tamil dairy farmers in the eastern province after Tamil MPs raised the matter in parliament.
Raising a matter of privilege in parliament yesterday (06), MP Chandima Weerakkody alleged that he was threatened by defence secretary Kamal Gunaratne and the Army commander over his remarks about excessive vehicle usage by top rank military officials.
A Tamil civil society activist in Batticaloa has claimed that he had been threatened with death by a group with links to the government.
