Marking a historic day in Sri Lankan politics, representatives from several major political parties came together to discuss their views on ensuring the rights of LGBTQ Sri Lankans. Ceylon Workers’ Congress Leader, Minister Jeevan Thondaman, SLPP MP Premnath C. Dolawatte, SJB MP Mayantha Dissanayake and Freedom People’s Congress MP Prof. Charitha Herath shared their views […]
Neither Sri Lanka’s government nor parliament has the power to issue directives to the national election commission, an independent body mandated with conducting elections, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said.
The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has no desire to postpone elections and the party has already commenced work in anticipation of local government polls, a spokesman said even as the main opposition accused the government of resorting to a new delay tactic.
Sri Lanka to allow tourists to pay in dollars in National Parks economynext.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from economynext.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sri Lanka sold 98 billion rupees worth of Treasury bills at a weekly auction on Wednesday (04) while yields across maturities fell, data from the state debt office showed.