SLFP ready to go solo if all 96 UPFA MPs extend support

Chitranganee Wagiswara approved as High Commissioner to Australia

The Parliament Committee on High Posts has approved the appointment of Chitranganee Wagiswara as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Australia. Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said that the Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of a new High Commissioner, an Ambassador and two Chairpersons. Accordingly, Ms. Chitranganee Wagiswara received the approval of the Committee on High Posts to be appointed as the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the Commonwealth of Australi

24 Jan, 2023

Basil says he is not part of the Government

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder Basil Rajapaksa says he is not part of the Government. Rajapaksa said this in response to questions raised from him during a visit to Kandy today. The former Minister was asked about moves by the Government to postpone the Local Government (LG) elections. “You will need to ask the Government that. I am not in the Government,” he said. There have been allegations that Basil Rajapaksa is working with President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Government.

24 Jan, 2023

Sri Lanka hopeful of completing debt restructuring in six months

Sri Lanka is committed to meeting all its debt repayments and is hoping to complete debt restructuring negotiations in the next six months, the country’s central bank chief P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said. “There has been good progress this month with India already pledging financing assurances. We expect assurances from China and Japan soon,” Weerasinghe said at an event titled “Economic Outlook 2023”. The island nation of 22 million people has grappled with challenges during the past year rangi

24 Jan, 2023