50,000 doses of Sputnik V arrive in Sri Lanka

Ranil says he has majority support to be PM

United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says he has the support of a majority of Parliamentarians to be Prime Minister. He said that he had the support of over 122 MPs in Parliament. Wickremesinghe told reporters that Speaker Karu Jayasuriya had been informed of this.

14 Nov, 2018

President rejects motion, slams Speaker’s actions

President Maithripala Sirisena has rejected the motion of no-confidence on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. In a letter to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, the President said that the proper procedure was not followed when the?no-confidence motion on the Prime Minister was submitted to Parliament today. The President said that he had received a copy of the no-confidence motion signed by 122 Parliamentarians, which was sent to him by the Speaker together with a letter. In a reply sent to the Speaker’

14 Nov, 2018

Legal draft to be prepared to hold PC polls under old system

Cabinet has decided to prepare a legal draft to hold the Provincial Council (PC) elections under the old system. The legal draft will propose that the election be held under the PR system with 25% female representation.

14 Nov, 2018