Army intelligence officer arrested over Eknaligoda’s disappearance

Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake’s husband passed away

Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake’s husband Athula Senanayake passed away today, close friends of the family said. He had passed away following a sudden illness. Athula Senanayake, is an entrepreneur and is the son of Stanley Senanayake, a former Inspector General of Police and Maya Senanayake, the daughter of the founder of Nalanda college P. de S. Kularatne (MP). Athula and Rosy have three children Kanishka, Thisakya and Radhya. Kanishka Senanayake contested the just concluded Parliamentary el

09 Aug, 2020

Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oaths as new Prime Minister

Mahinda Rajapaksa was today sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister. He took oaths at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Vihara Temple in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and several other invitees. His appointment comes after the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) won the just concluded Parliamentary election. Rajapaksa also secured the highest number of preferential votes at the election from the Kurunegala District. The former President served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka three times

09 Aug, 2020

SJB ready to support amendments to 19-A

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today announced that it will support certain amendments to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which envisages the dilution of many powers of the Executive Presidency, was presented in Parliament by the United National Party and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was passed with a majority in 2015. Leader of the SJB, Sajith Premadasa said that the party will support amendments to the 19th Amendment to the Constitution wh

08 Aug, 2020