India’s iron lady back as chief minister

China to support proposed debt treatment process of Sri Lanka

China has assured support to the proposed debt treatment process of Sri Lanka. The assurance was given during a meeting between State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe and the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi-Zhenhong. The Ambassador had assured China’s continuous support on the debt treatment and stabilization of the economy of Sri Lanka, the State Minister said. “The Ambassador assured their support to overcome this critical situation with regard to the financial status of the countr

08 Nov, 2022

Nasheed slammed for representing Sri Lanka at COP27

Maldives parliament speaker Mohamed Nasheed has come under fire for representing Sri Lanka at COP27, the UN’s climate change summit which kicked off Sunday in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El Sheikh. Nasheed left the Maldives on Friday morning for the COP27 summit. Regarding his visit, the parliament issued a statement the same day stating that he will attend COP27 as a representative of the Sri Lankan national delegation. One of the first to criticise Nasheed was former Attorney General D

07 Nov, 2022

President orders report on Kandakadu incident

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for a full report on the Kandakadu Rehab Center incident. The President has also said that steps must be taken to avert a recurrence of such incidents, following discussions with Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe. A number of inmates had escaped during a clash at the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre yesterday. The clash had erupted between two groups of inmates at the rehabilitation centre. At least 50 inmates had reportedly escaped

07 Nov, 2022