Appeal Court issues stay order against Avant Garde case on Gota

UNP informs NEC that Ranil has been appointed to Parliament

The United National Party (UNP) today informed the National Elections Commission (NEC) that former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed by the party to fill the National List seat in Parliament. UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara informed the NEC in writing today that Wickremesinghe will return to Parliament. The Working Committee (WC) of the UNP had last month nominated Ranil Wickremesinghe to fill the National List seat in Parliament. Earlier a number of UNP senio

16 Jun, 2021

Biden nominates Julie Chung as new US envoy to Sri Lanka

US President President Joe Biden has nominated Julie Chung as the new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka. Julie Chung is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and a class of Minister-Counselor. She is currently the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the US Department of State. Chung was previously Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the Department. She has served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Econom

16 Jun, 2021

Gazette issued removing Weligama UC Chairman

A gazette notice has been issued by the Elections Commission removing Weligama Urban Council (UC) Chairman and Samagi Jana Balawegaya member Rehan Jayawickreme.? The gazette was issued on a request made by the United National Party (UNP). Jayawickreme had challenged a Court of Appeal dismissal of a petition he filed against the attempt by the UNP to have him removed from his post. The Court of Appeal had last month upheld a decision taken by the UNP to expel a group of party members who had w

16 Jun, 2021