Rajapaksa has been accused by the Opposition of inciting the ruling party mobs to attack peaceful protesters by making a defiant speech
10 May 2022 11:31 AM
Rajapaksa was hooted and catcalled by the angry public who are on the streets demanding fuel, cooking gas and an end to power cuts
09 May 2022 12:15 PM
Issuing a statement, the Indian embassy made it clear that the reports suggesting such use of India's assistance as 'factually incorrect'
08 May 2022 12:27 PM
Sri Lankan government announced the appointment of a Cabinet sub-committee to look into the proposal for a new Constitution
04 May 2022 11:06 AM
Gotabaya agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all parties in Parliament
30 Apr 2022 2:00 AM
The heightened fiscal and external risks as well as the challenging political situation pose significant uncertainty to the economic outlook
26 Apr 2022 1:32 PM
Sri Lanka has been struggling to pay for imports after its foreign exchange reserves plummeted sharply in recent times
23 Apr 2022 1:25 PM
The IMF has commended the steps already taken by the Finance Minister to mitigate the present financial situation in Sri Lanka
20 Apr 2022 1:49 PM
Mahinda Rajapaksa intends to propose a new Constitutional Amendment to the Cabinet in order to fulfil the people's aspirations
19 Apr 2022 11:41 AM
The Cabinet appointment came as the island-wide protests continued to force the resignation of the president and his family
18 Apr 2022 12:50 PM
The finance ministry said creditors were free to capitalise any interest payments due to them from Tuesday afternoon
12 Apr 2022 12:45 PM
People have been protesting for weeks over lengthy power cuts and shortage of gas, food and other basic goods
08 Apr 2022 10:47 AM
The largest opposition political party rejected the president's proposal of a unity government and termed this spate of resignations a sham
05 Apr 2022 7:46 AM
Basil has been replaced by Ali Sabry, who was until Sunday night the Minister of Justice
05 Apr 2022 4:10 AM
Political experts said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the govt's alleged mishandling of the economic crisis
04 Apr 2022 10:39 AM
Anonymous activists had called for mass protests on Sunday on social media before the order went into effect
03 Apr 2022 11:47 AM
The move came after a violent protest erupted outside the residence of Rajapaksa on Thursday as hundreds of demonstrators gathered there
02 Apr 2022 10:38 AM
Registrar General WMMB Weerasekera, in a circular dated October 18, said that the decision has been taken due to national security reasons
27 Dec 2021 12:36 PM
Arrangements are being made to hand them over to relevant authorities for legal action after conducting Rapid Antigen Tests
19 Dec 2021 12:49 PM
Nine suicide bombers carried out a series of devastating blasts on April 21, 2019, killing nearly 270 people, and injuring over 500
22 Nov 2021 4:28 PM