Ceremonial tusker at Esala Perahera Nedungamuwe Raja has died

King Charles sends special message to Ranil

King Charles conveyed his best wishes to President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a special message delivered by The Princess Royal. ?I would like to extend my very best wishes to Your Excellency and the people of Sri Lanka as we celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of bilateral relations between our two countries, as marked by the visit of my dear sister, The Princess Royal,? The King said in the message, according to The Royal Family. The Princess Royal delivered the message from The King to the

11 Jan, 2024

UNP decides to pick Ranil as presidential candidate

By Easwaran Rutnam The United National Party (UNP) has decided to pick party leader and incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe as its next presidential candidate. UNP Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardena confirmed to Colombo Gazette that Wickremesinghe has been picked as the presidential candidate of the UNP. Wickremesinghe was picked by Parliament as President in 2022 to replace Gotabaya Rajapaksa who was forced out of office during the ‘Aragalaya’ protests. (Colombo Gazette)

10 Jan, 2024

SJB MP resigns from Parliament and quits politics

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Badulla Districts MP Chaminda Wijesiri resigned from Parliament today and quit politics for personal reasons. Wijesiri told Parliament that the public have rejected all 225 MPs, including himself and that has an impact on his family. The SJB member said that he needs to protect the image of his children and cannot continue in Parliament anymore. He said that the current Parliament does not have a mandate and so it was time that a new Parliament is elected. Wijesi

09 Jan, 2024