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President calls for pro-people revolutionary transformation

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in his May Day message, has called for a pro-people revolutionary transformation. The President said tat the?International Workers? Day comes at a time when the world?s working community is facing its greatest challenge. “In the past three years, the group that faced the most serious challenges in our country is our working class. They are also the ones who were resilient in the face of all these challenges and made great commitments to strengthen the national eco

01 May, 2022

President to ask Prime Minister to step down

By our special correspondent President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to ask Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to step down, sources said. Government sources told Colombo Gazette the President is expected to request the Prime Minister to give way for a new all-party Government to take over. He has already informed ruling party dissident MPs that he was to appoint a new Cabinet after the Prime Minister and Cabinet resign. The Prime Minister has already said that he will not resign and can only

29 Apr, 2022

Horu Go Gama established near Parliament

By Easwaran Rutnam Horu Go Gama has been established near Parliament following a protest by university students. A large crowd of students marched from Nugegoda to Parliament Road today and pulled down one of three Police barriers. The students made several attempts to pull down the second barrier but failed. The Police later fired water cannons and tear gas in an attempt to disperse the students. The students fled but returned and protested at the site again. The students later erected te

05 May, 2022