Warrant issued for Wimal Weerawansa’s arrest

Some UNP Ministers see swap in portfolios as a joke

Some United National Party (UNP) Ministers today slammed the cabinet reshuffle of UNP Ministers saying it was a joke. State Minister Vasantha Senanayake said that the?swap of some cabinet?portfolios held by UNP Ministers was the first part of a television comedy episode. Senanayake said that the second part of the episode will be seen soon. The State Minister said that he was not sure if the public will cry, laugh or throw stones at what took place today. He said that the public expected rea

25 Feb, 2018

President visits UN office to express sympathies over Una’s death

President Maithripla Sirisena visited the UN office in Colombo today to?express his heartfelt condolences over the death of UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, Ms. Una McCauley. “She was a deeply committed professional with such dedication, understanding, and empathy,” the UN office in Colombo quoted the President as telling the mother of the late?Una McCauley at the UN office. Earlier, in a special message of condolence to the UN Secretary General Ant?nio Gu

25 Feb, 2018

Ravi slams cabinet reshuffle, says not what the people expected

United National Party (UNP) Assistant Leader Ravi Karunanayake says it would have been?better off not having a cabinet reshuffle after seeing the changes which took place today. Speaking to reporters the former Minister said that the cabinet reshuffle of a few UNP Ministers was not what the public expected. Karunanayake said that the cabinet reshuffle was a joke and an eyewash. He says the expectations of the public should have been taken into consideration and that should have been reflected

25 Feb, 2018