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CW Sec.-Gen. hopes SL House meets soon

Expressing note on the decision by the President to reconvene Parliament on November 14, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said she hoped that மேலும் படிக்க...

TNA’s Anandan to remain independent

The TNA MP Sivasakthi Anandan said that he will remain independent in the Parliament. He added that he cannot agree with the statement made by Tamil National மேலும் படிக்க...

Former British minister accuses Sirisena-Rajapaksa of cynical behaviour and bribing MPs

Former British Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire has criticised the Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena and his de facto prime minister Mahinda மேலும் படிக்க...

Sampanthan meets Mahinda for talks

Opposition and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan met Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at his official residence in Colombo. TNA Urgent Press மேலும் படிக்க...

Reconvene Parliament: Speaker makes ‘kind request’ to Prez

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya had made a ‘kind request’ to President Maithripala Sirisena to reconvene Parliament to “prevent the country from falling into a மேலும் படிக்க...

EU asks Sri Lanka President to reconvene parliament as the country is at risk of instability and unrest

The European Union has asked Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena to reconvene the parliament immediately as the sudden deterioration of the situation in மேலும் படிக்க...

U.S. embassy issues security alert for US Citizens in Sri Lanka

Due to the current political situation, the United States Embassy in Colombo has issued a Security Alert for US citizens in Sri Lanka. The U.S. Embassy advises மேலும் படிக்க...

Allegiance decision only after consulting India TNA

In a media briefing held on 28 October, Jaffna District Tamil National Alliance MP, Mavai Senathirajah said that they would be arriving at a decision with மேலும் படிக்க...

Thousands gather in Colombo as UNP stands its ground

Thousands gathered in Colombo today at a mass rally organised by the United National Party (UNP) to demand that Parliament be convened immediately and மேலும் படிக்க...

President leaves ‘Indian Ocean Conference’ in a huff

There was an awkward moment at the opening of an international conference on the Indian Ocean in Colombo yesterday(11), when President Maithripala Sirisena மேலும் படிக்க...