The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has urged both the current President and the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka to step down immediately following a due process and to appoint a new interim administration to manage the current economic crisis.
At a Party Leader’s meeting which had been convened today (20) on the urging of Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former Prime Minister called for an immediate resolution to the ongoing crisis in the country.
The Radical Centre says the government is continuously attempting to disrupt an event titled ‘Satyakriya : An Act of Truth’ organised by them in support of the ongoing people’s struggle.
A Pakistan court Monday sentenced six men to death and dozens more to jail terms ranging from two years to life for the brutal mob slaying of a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of blasphemy.
The ‘Radical Centre’ has organised a programme titled 'Satyakriya : An Act of Truth’, to be held on April 21 at the Independence Square in Colombo.
Police trucks that were parked opposite the Presidential Secretariat today (16) have now been removed.
Medical officers protest outside the national hospital in Colombo (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)
Despite the civil war in Sri Lanka ended in May 2009, historical data produced by reputable organisations prove that Sri Lanka’s defence spending has been in the increase.
A man rests while waiting in a line to buy diesel near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka [Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters]
The ruling SLPP has planned a series of rallies in support of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government after the new cabinet of ministers is sworn in.
