Mahanama and Dissanayaka further remanded in bribery case

SLFP quits the Government and decides to be independent

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has quit the Government and has decided to be independent in Parliament. SLFP MP Duminda Dissanayake said that all 14 MPs of the SLFP had left the Government. The SLFP had informed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa earlier that it is prepared to quit the Government. In a letter to the President, the SLFP said that all 14 of its members in Parliament are prepared to step down and sit as independent members in Parliament. (Colombo Gazette)

04 Apr, 2022

IMF urged to protect rights of Sri Lanka’s low-income families

Any future International Monetary Fund?(IMF) program in?Sri Lanka?should protect the human rights of low-income people, and address corruption and entrenched obstacles to the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said in a?letter?to the IMF. The?economic crisis?in the country has caused acute shortages of essential goods including medicines, a crippling lack of fuel and electricity, spiralling inflation, and desperate hardship for millions of people. On March 31, 2022, the IMF?confirmed?it will soon

05 Apr, 2022

Entire Cabinet steps down but Mahinda to remain

By Easwaran Rutnam The entire Cabinet has decided to resign from their portfolios while Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is to continue in his post. The decision was taken following a special meeting held today. The decision was taken following a wave of protests staged in Sri Lanka today. The protesters had called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his entire cabinet to step down. The Government was accused of failing to prevent the economic crisis in Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)

03 Apr, 2022