MR, BR, and Atygalle promise SC that they will not leave SL until tomorrow.
Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, and former Finance Secretary S.R. Attygalle have promised to stay in ...
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Examine the root cause of the conflict and resolve it! I’m keeping an eye on Sri Lanka! The UN Secretary-General takes note!
António Guterres UN General secretary notes that he is keeping a close watch on Sri Lanka and observe developments. This ...
A government independent group has issued a statement! The Prime Minister should resign immediately! The country is heading toward anarchy! All party governments should be established through the speaker!
The government independent group of MPs collectively called for the immediate resignation of the Prime Minister and paved the way ...
State owned TV channels goes off the air
Rupavahini and the ITN reportedly has gone off the air as protester's have invaded the two stations. The state-owned Independent ...
President appointed PM as Acting President: Speaker
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as Acting President in his absence, according to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
Ranil is not acting Prez: Lawyers
Lawyers have taken to social media to state unequivocally that Ranil Wickremesinghe is not the acting president. "The declaration of emergency is illegal," tweeted lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah. He went on to say that under Article 40(c) of the Constitution, the Prime Minister only becomes acting President when the President's office becomes vacant. "That hasn't happened; any arrest is a FR violation," he explained. Meanwhile, Suren Fernando, a lawyer, stated that the PM could only become acting President if the current President made such an appointment or if the current President resigned.
Emergency being declared, curfew imposed in the Western Province
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in the country and called for the imposition of curfew ...
Take immediate action to form a government! Russia informs!
The Russian Foreign Ministry recognises that the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka is an internal matter. According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, "we believe the situation that is developing in Sri Lanka is their internal affair, and as a friendly nation to us, we trust their political matters would take more acceptable shape according to the constitution and progressive laws and enactments of the nation." We also believe that the situation will return to normalcy soon. She went on to say that Sri Lankan authorities must take steps to get out of their current economic crisis.
SLAF reject social media claims on President’s whereabouts
Sri Lanka Air Force said there is absolutely NO truth in the audio recording that was released to social media ...
RW becoming President violates Sri Lanka’s aspirations, and the public has been warned about the risks.
Former President Maithripala Sirisena believes that the Prime Minister's becoming acting President would be a violation of the people's wishes.According ...