Parties in the opposition entered into a memorandum of understanding yesterday (20) to defeat what they allege is a government attempt to postpone the local government polls.
LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday following a failed tax-cutting budget that rocked financial markets and which led to a revolt within her own Conservative Party.
The line of thinking of those in government is such that eminent personalities in the likes of Nanda Malini and Sunil Ariyaratne need to be rehabilitated, said senior journalist Dr. Ranga Kalansooriya.
Targets must be reasonable and achievable if Sri Lanka is to succeed on its 17th agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), lawmaker Eran Wickramaratne said.
Upcountry Tamils have registered their protests with the government for its failure to ensure their basic rights.
Malnutrition among children is on the increase, but in another instance of ignoring their plight, the government has ordered state-run schools to pay their bills for water, a basic requirement, alleges the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU).
A two-day House debate starts today (20) on the draft 22nd amendment to the constitution amidst divisions even within parties on its content.
Yesterday (19) marked 22 years since the killing of journalist Nimalarajan Mylvaganam in Jaffna.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today (19) the government is ready to implement prudent economic management after successful debt restructuring.
Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been issued notice to appear before the Supreme Court on December 15 in connection with the enforced disappearance of two human rights activists 11 years ago.
