President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a meeting with trade union representatives, emphasized the need of working within one policy framework to overcome the economic difficulties the country is confronted with. The President and Prime Minister met government, semi-government and private sector trade union leaders and representatives to discuss the corrective measures that could be taken to […]
By Ifham Nizam The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU) will celebrate its centenary service under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the chief guest and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena as the special guest. The event is scheduled take place on Jan 19 at the BMICH.Speaking to the media on Wednesday at ACJU Headquarters in Colombo, its General […]
Following months of protests over rapidly rising inflation rates and economic turmoil in Sri Lanka, the government has imposed a series of repressive measures against its people. Officials were banned.
The ongoing police attacks on student demonstrations are another indication that the Wickremesinghe government will use its repressive powers to crush all those opposing its IMF austerity measures.
Violence cannot be justified, under any circumstances. Therefore, the practice of referring to the JVP bids to topple the governments of the late Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike (April 1971) and JRJ and Ranasinghe Premadasa (1987-1990) as southern insurrections should be stopped. The armed forces and police defeated the JVP and LTTE terrorism. Several other Tamil terrorist […]