On behalf of Sri Lanka-Japan Business Council and Lanka-Japan Friendship Society, Merrick Gooneratne has issued the following statement on the assassination of former Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe: “We wish to convey our heartfelt condolences at the loss of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, cruelly felled down by an assassin’s bullet. The former PM was a […]
Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera yesterday (12) urged protesters to vacate the President’s House, Presidential Secretariat (old Parliament building) and Temple Trees as soon as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned. Ven. Sobitha Thera emphasized that those who had been demanding the resignation of President Rajapaksa should be satisfied as they were able to achieve their primary objective. […]
An efficient mechanism is required to guarantee that disclosures made at parliamentary watchdog committees on the basis of Auditor General’s reports are used to further investigate and prosecute wrongdoers. AG’s reports and observations made by watchdog committees underscore the failure on the part of the Parliament to take effective and punitive measures to curb waste, […]
By Chaminda Silva It will take at least four months to hold a general election under the present circumstances, President of the Election Commission, Nimal Punchihewa says.The EC chief said the basic needs of the people had to be taken care of before an election was held. “I also don’t think most of the candidates […]
Some victims suffer cut injuries By Norman Palihawadane The Kollupitiya police had commenced investigations into a clash between two groups of Aragalaya activists occupying the Prime Minister’s official residence, Temple Trees, in the early hours of yesterday, police said. Police sources said 10 people had been injured and taken to hospital after a fight that […]