Claymore mines and grenades found in Kilinochchi

Thousands take to the streets in Colombo

Thousands took to the streets in Colombo today to support an islandwide token strike lunched by trade unions. The strike saw protests being staged near Lake House as well as near the Health Ministry and in other parts of Colombo. A collective of trade unions walked from near Lake House to Galle Face and joined the protest neat the Presidential Secretariat. Government, private and semi-Government trade unions supported the strike. Transport, port, health and banking sectors were among those a

28 Apr, 2022

President to ask Prime Minister to step down

By our special correspondent President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to ask Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down, sources said. Government sources told Colombo Gazette the President is expected to request the Prime Minister to give way for a new all-party Government to take over. He has already informed ruling party dissident MPs that he was to appoint a new Cabinet after the Prime Minister and Cabinet resign. The Prime Minister has already said that he will not resign and can only

29 Apr, 2022

India holds talks with SLPP dissident MPs

India held talks with dissident MPs of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and reiterated India’s continued commitment to support Sri Lanka. The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay received a group of parliamentarians and reiterated India?s continued commitment to support Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said. The High Commission said that the Parliamentarians thanked the people of India for standing with the people of Sri Lanka. They had shared with the High

29 Apr, 2022