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Yes, of course, the older folks would all remember Edward Joseph; the young ones may find the name unfamiliar as Edward now lives in Germany and does his thing in that part of the world. Better known as Eddy, he was with the leader of the group Steelers and they were big in the local […]
We run on this page today an article written by a retired Major General of the Sri Lanka Army who argues forcefully that the Aragalaya protesters were NOT repeat NOT peaceful. Over the weeks and months of the protest, which now appears to be fizzling out, although contrary claims that it will continue persist, the […]
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Friday 5th August 2022 Sri Lanka’s struggle to shore up its crumbling economy continues, and there are no signs of promised foreign assistance materialising anytime soon. The Cabinet has just retained the services of some foreign firms for external debt restructuring, which is one of the main conditions for the IMF bailout package. When the […]
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The secret vote on the new President as well as the Emergency sharply divided the SLFP. In spite of talks among members of its parliamentary group, the party, led by one-time President Maithripala Sirisena, has not been able to reach a consensus on a strategy to deal with the new President. Of the 14 SLFPers, […]
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By Sanath Nanayakkare There is still possibility for Sri Lanka to arrive at a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by August 2022 to qualify for an extended fund facility, but the new government will need to demonstrate its ability to implement the required policies within an agreed upon time frame.” the […]
warns electorate not to expect early general election By Shamindra Ferdinando Veteran politician DEW Gunasekera (22) said that there must have been a tacit understanding between the new Sri Lankan administration and the Western camp, regarding the deployment of the military and the police to remove Galle Face protesters in the early hours of yesterday. […]
He lost the election, but became the president using the bonus seat.
by Dr. Sumedha S. Amarasekara Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka’s (SDJ) article, ‘Why Ranil Wickremasinghe cannot be my President in The Island 18.07.2022, discusses elegantly the constitutional issues and the fact that ‘sovereignty is in the people and is unalienable’. SDJ goes on to exemplify why RW cannot be PM as well. The editorial of the […]
CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance, is concerned with the declaration of a State of Emergency by the Prime Minister’s office in Sri Lanka on 13 July and again by the Acting President on 18 July. The organisation urged the Sri Lankan authorities to refrain from using the State of Emergency to stifle dissent and respect […]
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By Jehan Perera Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been nominated by the SLPP general Secretary as the ruling party’s candidate for election to the Presidency to take place in Parliament on 20 July. There is controversy over this nomination as the SLPP Chairman and other party members have denied this. The controversy extends also to […]
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Ranil W appointed Acting President Curfew declared in WP as armed forces, police receive orders to ‘clear’ protesters Party leaders’ decision to elect new Prez on 20 July stands By Shamindra Ferdinando The crisis took an unexpected and violent turn as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country
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Basil prevented from leaving in the early hours: report
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today revealed some of the incidents that took place before his private residence was set on fire on Saturday. He also said that the fire destroyed several valuable books and paintings. Wickremesinghe said that the books were to be donated to Royal College and the Peradeniya University. The Prime Minister said […]
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As protein prices soared with money printing and currency collapse, Koreans developed army base stew from leftovers
A confirmed petrol shipment is due on 22nd July, Sagala Ratnayaka, Chief of Staff of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. He said the Government was also attempting to secure fuel shipments at an early date. The Prime Minister met with editors and news directors of national newspapers and television stations this afternoon (29). The […]