New Ministers to be sworn-in: Vasu to step down?
Several Ministers are set to take oaths before the President in their new portfolios today, it is learnt.
Several Ministers are set to take oaths before the President in their new portfolios today, it is learnt.
The government of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has a meagre 10% approval rating little over 2 years into his term, according to a poll by Verité Research.
Sri Lanka's economy was facing "mounting challenges" with public debt reaching "unsustainable levels", the IMF has said, calling for urgent reforms in the island nation's economy as it is facing the worst economic crisis.
Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has suggested that Asia is the newly emerging power block, highlighting the fact that Asia remains non-committal in regards to the sanctions imposed against Russia despite acknowledging Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
SLPP MP S.B. Dissanayaka is set to take over the cabinet portfolio held by former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, it is learnt.
Governments that come to power with a large majority must bear in mind that they are merely the custodians of a country and not its owners, the chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice Karu Jayasuriya said.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has made several changes to Cabinet ministerial portfolios a short while ago.
A set of alternative proposals formulated with a view to overcoming the multiple crises the country is facing today is scheduled to be launched by the constituent parties of the ruling SLPP alliance.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between DFCC Bank and the U.S. government’s Agency for International Development (USAID) Private Sector Development project to expand financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Sri Lanka.
The United National Party (UNP) is preparing to take to the streets on International Women’s Day this year, urging the government to protect the economy and protect the rights of women.