By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake (Badulla District), representing the SLFP, has declared his support for newly elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dassanayake last night told The Island that he would back the new government unless the SLFP made a decision immediately. Dassanayake is a member of the 14-member SLFP parliamentary group. Of them […]
‘Consensus between new PM and Opposition necessary’ Amidst continuing political turmoil with the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) declaring that it will not accept ministerial positions in the interim administration headed by UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Executive Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has asked newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to bring […]
Tuesday 10th May, 2022 Yesterday’s dastardly attacks on anti-government protesters in Colombo must be condemned unreservedly. It is not difficult to identify the perpetrators of violence, and they must be brought to justice forthwith. They could easily have been prevented from taking on the Gota Go Gama protesters if the police had cared to use […]
As Sri Lanka battles with one of the worst economic crises, Saliya Pieris PC, President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), urged all the Sri Lankan politicians to act as statesmen and avert the imminent crisis.