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New Cabinet appointed by the President

The new Cabinet of Ministers was appointed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today.

Diplomats cannot monitor polls -Election Commission

The Election Commission (EC) has disallowed diplomats of European Union (EU) missions in Colombo to be part of its monitoring team during next week’s presidential election. Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake told a request was turned down and the local embassy...
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EC orders removal of campaign stickers on vehicles

The Election Commission has issued a directive for the immediate removal of election campaign stickers displayed on vehicles.  This decision follows a spate of complaints about political slogans and stickers being placed on private buses and three-wheelers. According to the...

Backing Sajith Not an Official Party Decision- ITAK senior leader Senathirajah

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi - ITAK senior leader Mavai Senathirajah clarified yesterday that the party has not officially decided to support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential Election. He stated that the decision to back Premadasa was made...

Digital Partisans: Dissecting Facebook Sentiment Towards Wickremesinghe, Premadasa and Dissanayake

Last month, I studied over 4,000 tweets linked to the three main presidential candidates – Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW), Sajith Premedasa (SP), and Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) – in order to study how they presented themselves, and how a wider public saw them....

President Wickremesinghe’s Two Years of Triumph in Overcoming the Crisis

“Two Years of Resilience and Success through Adversity”: 29 Cabinet Ministries Supporting the President. Over the past two years, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made significant strides in leading the country out of its most severe economic crisis, restoring stability, and...

SLPP names Namal Rajapaksa as Presidential candidate

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has officially announced MP Namal Rajapaksa as its Presidential candidate for the upcoming election.  SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam made the announcement at the party's headquarters at Neluma Mawatha, Battaramulla a short while ago.

Former Provincial Council Representatives from SLPP and UNP Pledge Support for President’s Victory

President to contest as an independent candidate to advance the country with a fresh and unbiased vision. Provincial and central governments are advancing the country by delegating responsibilities effectively. Assassination of the Hamas political leader condemned; such actions are not...

FAILURE TO ABIDE BY JUDICIAL DECISION UNDERMINES RULE OF LAW – NPC

Media Release FAILURE TO ABIDE BY JUDICIAL DECISION UNDERMINES RULE OF LAW Much to the consternation of law abiding people the government has announced its decision not to act on the Supreme Court interim order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon from functioning...

If we continue with traditional politics in the next Presidential Election, it will be impossible to prevent a third civil war in the country

Member of Parliament, Wajira Abeywardana, notified that adhering to traditional political ideologies in the upcoming Presidential Election could risk a return to civil war in the country. He stated that if such a situation arises, the responsible parties should be...
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