Plantation workers stage protest demanding Rs. 1700 wage

NPP boycotts Parliament in support of hartal

The National People’s Power (NPP) boycotted Parliament today in support of the hartal. NPP Parliamentarian Dr. Harini Amarasuriya tweeted saying the NPP stands in solidarity with the people. “Supporting #Hartal across the country, NPP members will not be in #Parliament today! We stand in solidarity with the #people,” she tweeted. (Colombo Gazette)

06 May, 2022

State Minister Gunapala Rathnasekara hands over resignation

The State Minister of Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection, Professor Gunapala Rathnasekara has handed over his resignation letter.? The State Minister told Parliament that he handed over his resignation letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. However, the State Minister said that the President has not accepted his letter of resignation.? (Colombo Gazette)

06 May, 2022

EU provides ?200,000 in humanitarian funding for Sri Lanka

The European Union (EU) is providing ?200,000 (over 74 million Sri Lankan rupees) in humanitarian funding for essential assistance to 80,000 poor families across all 25 districts of Sri Lanka. The current political and economic crisis has resulted in shortages of essential commodities, including of medicines, and has reduced the ability of thousands of families to cater for their basic needs. Many children have also seen their education disrupted due to power cuts and lack of stationery items.

06 May, 2022