Shanuka appointed as President's Media Director
Senior journalist Shanuka Karunaratne has been appointed as the President's Media Director.
Senior journalist Shanuka Karunaratne has been appointed as the President's Media Director.
Former Minister Sagala Ratnayaka has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena has called on the government to repeal laws that discriminate against the LGBT people.
A cabinet reshuffle is expected to take place in a couple of weeks, it is learnt.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has ruled out any involvement by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya in an all-party government, which the media says is likely to be formed within the next fortnight.
A South Africa-based rights group has filed a criminal complaint with Singapore's attorney general, seeking the arrest of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for his role in Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war, Reuters reported.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s commitment to upholding the rights of peaceful, non-violent assembly. The President expressed this stance to the Colombo based Diplomats at a meeting held on Friday (22).
Former Minister Dhammika Perera will decide whether to resign or not from the SLPP National List seat today (25).
Galle Face protestors expelled the Rajapaksa trio from power and paved the way for democracy, enabling MP Ranil Wickremesinghe to become the president, but what he did was to send the military and the police to wage a barbaric attack on those very same protestors, said MP Patali Champika Ranawaka.