Schools to reopen on July 21
Ministry of Education has decided to keep all government and government-approved private schools closed from the 18th to 20th of July 2022. The decision was taken at the virtual discussion … Read More
Day: July 15, 2022
Sri Lanka faces shutdown without stable govt: CBSL governor warns
The governor of Sri Lanka’s central bank, Nandalal Weerasinghe, has warned that the country may shut down if no stable government is formed soon. There is a “lot of uncertainty” … Read More
Dullas Alahapperuma to contest for presidency
MP Dullas Alahapperuma says he intends to contest for the presidency when the parliament calls for nominations next week. Issuing a statement, the former minister pledged to commit to work … Read More
Parliamentary to convene tomorrow
Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says a special parliamentary session will be convened tomorrow (July 16). Officially announcing Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation from the presidency, he said a Head of … Read More
Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially resigns as President of Sri Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially stepped down as the President of Sri Lanka effective from July 14, 2022, giving into the months-long nationwide public protests against the government’s mishandling of the … Read More
Special party leaders’ meeting convened today
A special meeting of political party leaders, chaired by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is scheduled to be convened at 10.00 a.m. today (July 15). The meeting will be attended by … Read More
Ranil to take oaths as Acting President today
Following the official confirmation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation from the presidency, Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to swear in as the Acting President today (July 15) to fill in the vacated … Read More