Top corporate leader in Sri Lanka Ken Balendra has died

Welgama wants to be Sri Lanka’s next President

Opposition MP Kumara Welgama says he is most suitable to be Sri Lanka’s next President. He says he has all that it takes to be Sri Lanka’s next President. The MP however noted that there are others who are also suitable to be President. Welgama also said that former President Maithripala Sirisena is blocking attempts to form a new alliance with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). He said that Sirisena is insisting on leading the alliance and being the Presidential candidate at the next elect

21 Feb, 2024

Electricity tariffs to be reduced significantly

Electricity tariffs will be reduced significantly, and a new proposal is to be submitted in this regard to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said. The Minister told Parliament the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) was in a position to reduce the tariffs by a bigger margin than originally proposed. He said the CEB will submit its proposal to the PUCSL for the PUCSL to consider. Meanwhile, the CEB said that it had deferred maintenance costs

21 Feb, 2024

Harin Fernando labels Wimal Weerawansa a dog

Tourism Minister Harin Fernando labelled MP Wimal Weerawansa a dog for being critical of his statement on India. Fernando told Parliament that he does not want to spend time throwing stones at the dog but would rather throw bones for him to chew. The Minister was responding to criticism from MP Wimal Weerawansa on Fernando saying that India was a part of Sri Lanka. Fernando explained why he made that statement in India recently adding that his comments had been misinterpreted. The Minister n

21 Feb, 2024