Promising to be “frank” and “upfront” to avoid the misunderstandings of the past between New Delhi and Colombo, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says India and other countries in the region must invest more in Sri Lanka if they want to provide an alternative to Chinese investment.
While stating that an investigation has been initiated by the CID over the alleged detention and questioning of a local employee of the Swiss embassy, Police Headquarters yesterday denied allegations claiming its involvement in the said incident.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for offering USD 50 million to enhance capabilities of the intelligence agencies in Sri Lanka.
Former Crime Branch OIC at the Narahenpita Police A. D. Sumith Chammika Perera yesterday alleged former CID Director Shani Abeysekara and several other officers coerced him to implicate Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Namal Rajapaksa in the Wasim Thajudeen investigation.
The Government had decided to bring down the income tax rate from 24 percent to 18 percent, Co-Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardana said today.
The Sri Lankan Government today said a police investigation has been launched over the alleged criminal incident concerning a Swiss Embassy employee and requested the fullest cooperation of the Embassy of Switzerland in this regard.
The police and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) are conducting investigations into the alleged incident of threatening a local employee of the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka by unknown assailants, the Foreign Ministry (FM) said.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to prorogue parliament soon to begin a new session along with his maiden speech to the House, Daily Mirror learns.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya in a tweet said leader of the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) Ranil Wickremesinghe was recognised as the leader of the opposition upholding established Parliamentary traditions.
The Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya has requested Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to support in legislating Media guidelines in parliament so as to ensure free and fair Elections.
Some 900 officers of the Presidential Security Division (PSD) have been moved to other police divisions on a directive by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to trim PSD numbers.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested the Tamil diaspora to work together to develop the country and help the people irrespective of their community. The President has said this in an interview with Nitin A. Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief of Bharat Shakti.in and SNI.
The Police Headquarters today informed Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to launch an investigation into the departure of CID’s IP Nishantha Silva, from the country without approval.
Defence Secretary Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunarathna said that there is not an iota of truth in remarks made by some people that the government is heading for military rule constricting democratic space for people.
IP Nishantha Silva, the OIC of the Organised Crimes Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had left for Singapore with his family today, sources said.
IP Nishantha Silva, the OIC of the Organised Crimes Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had left for Singapore with his family today, sources said.
The entire UNP leadership is at fault for the defeat in the presidential elections as the party did not have a strategy and plan to attract more Buddhist votes at the election, a former minister said yesterday.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will step down today making the way for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint a new Cabinet, Daily Mirror learns.
More than 40 MPs have handed over a document to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya requesting him to appoint NDF candidate Sajith Premadasa as leader of the Opposition, MP Ajith P. Perera told Daily Mirror today.
The Western Province based Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today released President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from all indictments filled against him over alleged misappropriation of Rs. 33.9 million public funds for the construction of D.A. Rajapaksa Memorial and Museum.
PM Ranil Wickremesinghe in a statement says as a person who respects democracy he has decided to step down and to allow the new President to form a new government.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today announced that he has decided to resign from the position of Prime Minister, a spokesperson from the Prime Minister’s office said.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will step down today making the way for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint a new Cabinet, Daily Mirror learns.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will step down today making the way for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint a new Cabinet, Daily Mirror learns.
Hours after the new President assumed duties today, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar accompanied by two officials arrived in Sri Lanka last evening on a short visit, informed sources said.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya said today he was prepared to call a meeting of all political party leaders in parliament to decide on the next course of action on conceding the government to the newly-elected President this week.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assumed duties at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo a short while ago. The President assumed duties following religious observances and the event was attended by former president Maithripala Sirisena as well.
Issuing a special statement, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today it was his desire to see the continuance of independence enjoyed by the Elections Commission (EC).
President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Maha Maluwa of the Ruwanweliseya in Anuradhapura a short while ago.
President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the 7th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Maha Maluwa of the Ruwanweliseya in Anuradhapura today.
The average voter turnout as at 2.00 pm was recorded as 60 per cent, Execute Director of the People’s Actions for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi said.
The average voter turnout of the presidential election was recorded as over 50 per cent as at 12.00 noon, the Execute Director of the People’s Actions for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi said.
The average voter turnout of the presidential election was recorded as over 50 per cent as at 12.00 noon, the Execute Director of the People’s Actions for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) Rohana Hettiarachchi said.
A group of unidentified people had opened fire after pelting stones at two Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses which were transporting people from Puttalam to Silawathura at Thanthrimale this morning, police said.
Police yesterday threatened to file court action if any military roadblocks or checkpoints were set up in the Jaffna District today, as such obstacles to voting would constitute a violation of election laws.
President Maithripala Sirisena said today a free and fair election was being held in the country for the first time in its history because he had decided to remain neutral.
Elections Commission (EC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya commenting on the election expenses said he was worried that it was possible that the total cost of the 2019 presidential poll could reach Rs. 7.5 billion and lawmakers must think of a strategy to prevent pseudo or fake candidates with ulterior motives contesting the presidential election.
In an open letter, Shramantha Jude Jayamaha, who was convicted over the Royal Park murder and released on a presidential pardon recently, requested the society to give him another chance.
The report released by the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) yesterday estimates that a total of Rs. 3,108 million has been spent by five candidates for their presidential election campaigning between October 14 to November 10.
Two civil society activists today filed an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the decision last month by the Court of Appeal to dismiss their writ application that sought to quash the dual citizenship certificate of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.