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President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday said he did not support any faction vying for power of Sri Lanka Cricket. During a meeting with government MPs at parliament, the President added that his intention was to protect cricket in Sri Lanka. Laws governing the sport had to be overhauled he said, noting that the Chitrasiri Report […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe yesterday (09) said that just weeks after being appointed sports and youth affairs ministry by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, he had sought direct intervention of Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay to secure a meeting with Asia Cricket Council (ACC) President Jay Shah to clarify issues at hand. The UNP […]

By Saman Indrajith Parliament yesterday unanimously resolved to oust the incumbent office -bearers Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).At the end of the debate on a motion moved and seconded by both sides of the House, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena inquired whether it should be put to a vote. However, since the MPs of both sides were […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the best solution for the Sri Lanka Cricket crisis is to implement the recommendations made in the Chitrasiri committee report which suggested that a new SLC constitution be formed through a parliamentary act.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe will seek to boost tax revenue and rationalise spending in the government s second full-year budget on Monday, targeting a return to growth for the crisis-hit economy while keeping an eye on elections.

‘2017 Foreign Exchange Act must be repealed’ By Shamindra Ferdinando President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Director General on Trade unions Saman Ratnapriya yesterday (08) denied what he called the Opposition’s unsubstantiated claim that sugar importers had benefited from the latest increase in the Special Commodity Levy from 25 cents per kg of sugar to Rs 50 per […]

The report by a Committee headed by Justice K.T. Chitrasiri to introduce a new Constitution to Sri Lanka Cricket through a parliamentary act was formally handed over to the Chairman of the Cabinet Sub-Committee appointed to resolve Sri Lanka Cricket issues, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry by President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake today (09) on […]

Sri Lanka’s cricket crisis had turned out to be a calamity with the Sports Minister and the President being at loggerheads, Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday. Soon after the Sports Minister appointed a committee to look into the reasons for the country’s dismal

The Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association (SLAEA) participated in the 16th Global Textile and Apparel Supply Chain Conference held in Shanghai, China recently with a focus on innovation and the development of national high-end textile advanced manufacturing clusters. Representing Sri Lanka at the annual conference, President of SLAEA Indika Liyanahewage spoke on ‘Green dynamics and […]

Close on the heels of humiliating battlefield defeats in the Jaffna peninsula, President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga declared her intention to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel. Sri Lanka opened a diplomatic mission in Tel Aviv in Oct 2000 after having established full diplomatic ties with the Jewish State in May 2000, just a few weeks […]

By Jehan Perera With presidential elections due in less than a year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has embarked upon a course of electoral reforms of major proportions, for which he has appointed a presidential commission of inquiry. He appears to have done so without consultations with opposition parties or civil society. Both these groups were caught […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando The JVP yesterday (06) strongly defended its right to address Sri Lankans and Americans of Sri Lankan origin living in the US. Gampaha District Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) MP Vijitha Herath dismissed criticism directed at the party by various interested parties, both in and out of Parliament, over the visit undertaken by […]

Monday 06th November, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Friday (03), flayed the western bloc for its double standards on human rights. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the opening of a new court complex in Welimada, he said that all nations had to abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He pointed out the […]

By Uditha Devapriya There is an important aspect to recent debates over the government’s economic reforms and proposed laws, which include the Draft Online Safety Bill (OSB); and that is the government’s perspective on them. The government frames these reforms and laws as not just important but also essential. The reforms, it states, are crucial […]

ECONOMYNEXT –Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa has accused the government of shrinking the economy through its proposal to increase value added tax (VAT) to 18 percent, claiming that it will reduce spending and investments. Speaking at an event on Friday November 03, Premadasa said Sri Lanka is experiencing a shortage in both dollars and […]

Friday 3rd November, 2023 The latest VAT hike has come as a double whammy for the public, who are reeling from extremely high taxes and tariffs, not to mention the soaring cost of living. The SLPP politicians seem to be deriving some perverse pleasure from the predicament of the people, who rose against them and […]

An Appreciation By Krishantha Prasad Cooray Friends are the family we choose for ourselves. Friends are the home we never lose, the refuge we can count on when the world turns against us. Friends are the tree that shelters us from everything that is inclement and unseasonal. Johann Wijesinghe was such a friend to me. […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, has said the Foreign Exchange Act No 12 of 2017, enacted during the Yahapalana administration was meant to facilitate the operations of those who exploited the system for their benefit. The new Act had repealed the Exchange Control Act of 1953, Dr. Rajapakshe said, adding that the Yahapalana  move […]