Another 214 Covid related deaths reported in Sri Lanka

Parliament erupts over branding MPs puppets and mad

A heated exchange took place in Parliament today after some MPs were accused of branding others as puppets and saying that some are mad. The heated exchange took place mainly over the composition of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE). MP Wimal Weerawansa was accused of branding some MPs in the new COPE committee as puppets. Another MP was accused of saying that others were mad. The comments drew strong reactions from some MPs, including those in the new COPE committee. (Colombo Gaze

04 Oct, 2022

Roshan Mahanama says no to politics

By Easwaran Rutnam Former Sri Lanka cricketer and ICC Match Referee Roshan Mahanama says he has no plans to enter politics. Responding to a question raised by Daily Mirror, Mahanama said that if he wanted to enter politics he would have done so when he retired from the game. Speculation arose that Mahanama was to enter politics after he was seen at the Aragalaya protests and also launched a program to offer meals to the needy. Mahanama said that he had been invited to join politics after he

05 Oct, 2022

Ranil denies meeting Arjuna Mahendran in Singapore

President Ranil Wickremesinghe today denied claims he met former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran for lunch in Singapore recently. Opposition MP S.M Marikkar had alleged that the President met Mahendran in Singapore, while returning from Japan. He told Parliament today that Wickremesinghe had lunch with Mahendran, who has been accused over the Central Bank treasury bond scam. However, the President denied the claims. The President said that he had breakfast with a Minister in Singapore

04 Oct, 2022