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The Local Government election – the first election in Sri Lanka after the Parliamentary election in August, 2015 – was a wake-up call for the incumbent government in more ways than one.
The large majority of Local Government bodies – 249 out of 340 – was won by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, the party supported by members of the Rajapaksa family.
While the UNP won 42...
With the Local Government election just two weeks away, the election machinery of the four main political parties are now in full swing.
The United National Party, the single largest political party in the electoral race, is fully confident of a sweeping victory. Apart from being the biggest stakeholder of the national unity government, the UNP is also benefitted by the...
President Maithripala Sirisena made a strong and hard-hitting statement addressing the Cabinet of Ministers, at the Presidential Secretariat, on Tuesday morning.
It was clear that the President was disheartened and disappointed with remarks made by some Ministers and MPs representing the government.
The President, in his statement at the Cabinet meeting, responded to...
The political domain, this week, turned eventful with a number of unexpected developments arising from the Presidential Commission to probe into the bond controversy and the duration of President Maithripala Sirisena’s official term.
While President Maithripala Sirisena sought a clarification from the Supreme Court over the duration of his term, Parliament was convened by...
After an eventful week in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe left for India earlier this week for a four-day visit.
The highlight of the visit was his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his speech at the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space.
The Prime Minister’s meeting with his Indian counterpart was held when the two countries have...