NPP Government at Six Months: Reconciliation and Accountability Promises Remain Largely Unfulfilled

The National People’s Power (NPP) government marks six months in office this May, with questions emerging on theprogress with key manifesto promises. After securing a decisive electoral victory with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s win in September 2024 and gaining159 parliamentary seats in November during the Geneal Election, the administration now faces scrutiny on its implementation record. Recent local government election results indicate growing …

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Sri Lanka Seeks to Implement a New Constitution: This Is What It Must Contain

Sri Lanka’s recently elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s political coalition, the National People’s Power (NPP), won an overwhelming amount of support from the majority Sinhalese community as well as the minority Tamil community, receiving a historic supermajority in the November 2024 Parliamentary elections. This broad mandate across ethnic lines presents a historic opportunity to address the constitutional deficiencies that have plagued the …

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All-Party Conference on US tariffs commences

An All-Party Conference, presided over by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, commenced a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss the reciprocal tariffs recently imposed by the United States Government. The meeting brought together representatives from across the political spectrum in an effort to formulate a unified national response to the escalating trade tensions.

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India, Sri Lanka to sign defence agreement during Modi’s visit. What it means

A framework agreement on defence cooperation, marking the first refresh in ties in this sector since the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) intervention in the 1980s, and measures to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery will be among the centrepieces of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the island nation next week. PM Modi’s visit, a follow-up to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara …

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Eran to be nominated for CMC by SJB

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is reportedly considering nominating former Parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne for the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) in the upcoming 2025 Local Government Election. Accordingly, former MP Hirunika Premachandra revealed this during a media briefing on 10 March. She added that a proposal has already been made within the party, though an official confirmation regarding the nomination is …

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Sri Lanka’s fugitive police chief: Deshabandu now wanted

Sri Lankan authorities are on the hunt for controversial former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon after a court ordered his arrest in connection with a fatal shooting during a botched police raid. The former police chief, notorious for his alleged human rights violations, disappeared after the Matara Magistrate’s Court issued an arrest warrant against him and several other …

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No, Sri Lanka’s Tamil question has not been resolved

“They’re trampling on our graves with their boots,” said Kavitha, a Tamil woman, as the torrential rain lashing our faces washed away her tears. Standing barefoot and ankle-deep in mud at the site of a former cemetery in Visuvamadu, Sri Lanka, she was lamenting the adjacent military base built on the graves of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) …

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Clean Sri Lanka: Our Country and Citizens Need a New System of Values – AKD

President Anura Kumara Disanayake stated that the success of the “Clean Sri Lanka” initiative depends solely on the active participation of the public. The President made these remarks today (01) at an event held at the Presidential Secretariat to inaugurate the “Clean Sri Lanka” program. During his address, President Disanayake further elaborated: The event was attended by members of the …

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“The Challenge of Transforming Public Service into a Streamlined State Mechanism Lies Ahead of Us”

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake President Anura Kumara Dissanayake highlighted the critical challenge of transforming Sri Lanka’s public service into an efficient state mechanism. He pointed out that the newly appointed committee tasked with reviewing state institutions would make decisions without being influenced by political pressures. The President shared these views while addressing the District Secretaries and Divisional Secretaries conference today …

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Will Ensure that the 2022-23 Crisis Never Recurs in Our Country

 President says addressing Parliament “Yesterday, we engaged in a robust three-hour debate on debt restructuring. That discussion provided an opportunity to outline the roadmap that has led us to the current stage and to highlight the achievements we have made thus far. I will not delve into lengthy explanations, but I must address a narrative being propagated, a narrative that …

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