Gurudawa

In 2022, Gotabhaya appointed Ranil as Prime Minister and Finance Minister based on Ranil's promise that he could leverage his international connections to secure 4 to 5 billion US dollars for Sri Lanka. Previously, former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa had...

This is not about Anura Kumara Dissanayake. About Anura Bandaranaike, the crown prince of the Bandaranaike family. Anura was destroyed by none other than JR, nicknamed Old Fox or ‘Naki Naria’, or Sly Fox. JR considered Anura during his time...

By 2003, President Chandrika was in a precarious position as her term was nearing its end in 2005. Despite her attempts to topple Ranil's government, she feared that government officials, including the military and police, would disregard her orders and...

During the 2005 presidential election, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the opposition leader and U.N.P. presidential candidate, frequently sent letters to Mahinda. His primary condition was that an independent media organization should host and broadcast any debates. Ranil publicly stated that he was...

1982 marked the pinnacle of JR's political career when he won the presidential election, solidifying his status as Sri Lanka's most popular leader. His popularity was so immense that a group of police officers took a man to court for...

Professor G.L., who parted ways with Chandrika's government and aligned with Ranil following his victory in the 2001 general election, served as an advisor to Ranil alongside S.B. Dissanayake. 'Chandrika can dissolve the parliament at any time after one year...

"The Ceylon National Union ought to be disbanded right away." At the Ceylon National Association's city conference on May 30, 1949, D.S. Senanayake declared that he had no intention of remaining a member of the organisation.The Communist Party attempted to...

On March 03, 2023, the Supreme Court issued an order. That is, for the 2023 local government elections, the money allocated in the 2025 budget should be released immediately and the elections should be held. After this order was issued,...

In 2005, a significant event unfolded in Sri Lanka's political history with the emergence of a political debate between UNP presidential candidate Ranil and United Front presidential candidate Mahinda Rajapakse. This marked the inaugural occurrence of such a debate in...

The UNP fought to have Sajith be the nominee for president, even though Ranil was excited to run in the 2019 election. Amidst this conflict, Ranil consulted astrologers and looked at his stars. 'An astrologer offered him some excellent guidance....