After more than two decades in politics, rising to the positions of Cabinet Minister and Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has turned his attention to a markedly different arena — ...

Sri Lanka plans a six-month program offering free tourist visas to citizens of 39 countries, including Pakistan, to boost ...

A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met with the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Party Leaders of the Sri ...

Moscow cover fresh coal supplies Eksath Janaraja Peramuna leader Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday (01) said that Sri Lanka would not be able to secure oil from Russia before the reimposition of US ...

Speaking to the Jaffna Monitor, moderate ethnic nationalist, leading liberal democrat and senior lawyer M.A. Sumanthiran dropped a bombshell which strangely has been ignored. He warned unambiguously ...

Legislators argue that the Speaker's refusal to reinstate MP Kibagendi is a direct assault on the rule of law.

Sri Lanka has moved a step closer to rolling out its long-delayed free tourist visa policy, with the Cabinet of Ministers on ...

Parliamentary leader of the ruling United Russia party in the State Duma, Vladimir Vasilyev, met with Sri Lanka’s Minister of ...

President John Dramani Mahama has today, Tuesday, March 31, assented to five bills passed by Parliament. They include three ...

Held from 24 to 27 March 2026 at Tribhuvan University, the workshop brought together over 90 participants, including regulators, parliamentarians, policymakers, civil society representatives, ...

Photo courtesy of ELF In any democracy, power and accountability are inseparable. When a minister stands charged before a court of law, the government faces a defining moment. It is not merely a legal ...

The government’s decision to reduce subsidies and hike fuel prices is driven by its determination to implement the IMF’s austerity program requiring huge cuts to public spending.