Politics NCM victory and the end of Yahapalanaya ?
Although the no-confidence motion brought against Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesighe, has been decisively defeated largely because of those who brought it…
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Politics CABINET MEETS SANS SLFP, NEW CABINET BEFORE NEW YEAR
President Maithripala Sirisena had informed Cabinet of his intent to make a reshuffle before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The President had made an…
Politics President in dilemma: UNP all out to oust SLFP ministers
President Maithripala Sirisena now has another serious problem to contend with as the UNP is all out to oust the SLFP ministers who voted for the no-faith…
Politics Who won?
Who won the battle of the no-confidence motion? There were a two winners, not one. One of them won tactically and the other strategically. There were also many…
Politics Ranil urges UNP to prepare for elections
Leader of the UNP and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, having defeated the No Confidence Motion (NCM) brought against him by the Sri Lanka Podujana…
Politics Which UNP politician lead the mob that surrounded MTV/MBC HQ
The individual who lead the unruly behavior opposite the MTV/MBC head office was identified as Kithsiri Rajapaksa a UNP politician representing the Colombo…
Politics PM thanks supportive MPs, admits shortcomings, vows to strengthen Govt. and UNP
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (4 April) expressed his gratitude to all the Parliamentarians who helped to defeat the Motion of…
Politics PM Ranil Wickremesinghe defeats the No-Confidence Motion
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has defeated the No-Confidence Motion brought up against him by the Joint Opposition. The Premier gained the support of 122…
Politics Royal victory for Ranil
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe yesterday emerged victorious after he managed to decisively defeat the much anticipated No-Confidence Motion with a…
Politics Ranil urged to quit unity govt, bring in SF as law and order minister
An overtly anti-Joint Opposition civil society grouping that campaigned for 2015 change of government yesterday said that the National Unity Government would…
Politics National Audit Bill presented to P’ment
The long-awaited National Audit Bill was presented in Parliament yesterday by the Government as it seeks to widen the powers of the Auditor General and…
Politics NCM: TNA’s final decision this morning
SLMC likely to back Ranil . The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has postponed till 10.00 am today in making a final decision on the no-confidence against Prime…
Politics Nation nervy over No-confidence today!
Ranil and UNP confident of defeating motion TNA and SLMC to vote in support of PM UNF throws support behind PM, insists they have numbers to carry the day…
Politics UNP sure of defeating NCM - Akila
The UNP yesterday vowed to defeat the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe securing more than 120 votes. With less than 48…
Politics January 2015,Presidential election : BJP IT expert advised Rajapaksas
After three years of claiming that India helped the common opposition to victory in January 2015, a top Rajapaksa administration official openly admitted last…
Politics Protest march to oust Ranil
Attorney-at-Law Maithri Gunaratne, who has organized a march, from Kandy to Colombo, in a bid to force Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to resign from his…
Politics Ranil likely to make the great escape
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to come out victorious on April 4 when the no-confidence motion against him is debated and a vote is taken.…
Politics CPC loses Rs. 266 million a week: Fuel pricing formula urgently needed
The Government has no funds to keep propping up the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), though it has chosen to keep selling fuel at current prices even after…
Politics UNP ready for drastic changes in Govt - Rajitha
If the SLFP Ministers of the Yahapalana Government propose to the other coalition partner UNP to effect drastic changes in the Government including the…
Politics Vajira reads the riot act to President,
"says no-faith motion is illegal; Sirisena has no power to remove PM" The UNP yesterday warned President Maithripala Sirisena and the SLFP that the…
Politics President brings CB under Finance Ministry purview
In a major and contentious move, the President Maithripala Sirisena, issuing an Extraordinary Gazette notification last evening, removed the Central Bank from…
Politics JO alleges MPs offered Rs. 100 mn each to vote against no-faith motion
Members of parliament have been offered as much as Rs. 100 mn each to oppose the no-confidence motion (NCM) moved against Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil…
Politics SLFP proposes ‘broader national’ govt. without Ranil as Premier
The SLFP yesterday proposed a broader coalition sans UNP leader and PM Wickremesinghe to implement President Maithripala Sirisena’s 2015 mandate. Addressing a…
Politics Sajin Vaas interrogated by SIU
Former SLFP Parliamentarian Sajin Vaas Gunawardana was interrogated by the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) yesterday (27) over several allegations of…