Sunil Perera the famous musician and leader of the band Gypsies said that he fears for his life if the Mahinda Rajapaksa led UPFA party wins the upcoming General Elections and comes back into power. […]
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says it will continue to push for a permanent political solution for the Tamils. TNA member Suresh Premachandran said that the TNA will be seeking support for two main issues […]
The case filed in the Supreme Court by the police Special Investigations Unit (SIU) against former parliamentarian and RADA Chairman Tiran Alles and others will be taken up on July 22. In this case, the […]
Will former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ambitious comeback bid succeed? He has not waited long after he lost the presidential elections in January 2015 and he is contesting from Kurunagala parliamentary seat for the […]
For much of the past decade, the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka was more or less a family business — one that happened to be run on an island just 22 miles off the […]
By Steve A. Morrell The promotion of trade between and the UK is on a firm footing, British High Commissioner in Colombo, James Dauris, said last week. Addressing the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the […]
TNA confident of winning 20 seats – General election 2015 By Ananth Palakidnar Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Leader and Trincomalee District chief candidate R. Sampanthan says the TNA would be able to settle all political and […]
One of the main architects of the ‘January 8 silent revolution,’ the outspoken Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne is noted for his advocacy on democratic rights and plural politics. He asserts that his interest always […]
by Ranil Wijayapala The problems of the Tamils cannot be solved through secret pacts signed with other political parties like the TNA had done and the attempts to address the Tamil issues should always be […]
by Dhaneshi Yatawara Government funds may have been used to organize a public rally in support of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s presidential bid in December last year, according to evidence now being led at the […]
By Niranjala Ariyawansha The special presidential commission investigating large scale fraud and corruption has summoned former Deputy Minister of Fisheries Sarath Kumara Gunaratne to question him about spending a sum of Rs 13.2 million belonging […]
By Namini Wijedasa The Sunday Times obtains documents showing expenses of the former President Former President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, spent more than Rs. 785 million within three years to charter SriLankan Airlines aircraft for his visits […]
Ecstasy and agony over Sirisena’s mes sage to the nation: UNP overjoyed, SLFP and UPFA furious For the first time party leader gets enjoining order to prevent special meeting of his party;rumours of plans to […]
A surprise Excise raid on an official vehicle of Sabaragamuwa Chief Minister Mahipala Herath at Polgahawela yesterday revealed that it was transporting cannabis or Kerala Ganja. But the Chief Minister told the Kegalle Police three […]
Inaugural UPFA rally held without its leader’s photograph Pro-Good Governance forces vow to defeat Rajapaksa elements President Maithripala Sirisena, last week, broke the deafening sound of silence he maintained for several weeks by re-aligning himself […]
The United People’s Freedom Alliance, with the launch of its election campaign, had a tumultuous week with the party leader, President Maithripala Sirisena, making a fiery statement over the party’s nomination. Apart from the President’s […]
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan A close confidant of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, former National List MP and Vice President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan aka Karuna Amman says the UPFA cheated him, the […]
by Ranil Wijayapala Leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), former Minister Douglas Devananda says that his party has decided to go solo at the forthcoming general election, without contesting the election under UPFA […]
