Tuesday, 26 January 2021 - 16:09
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health stated that 709 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged from the hospital increasing total recoveries in Sri Lanka to 51,046.
Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - 21:24
Another death due to coronavirus infection has been reported in the country today (23).The number of coronavirus infected deaths in the country has increased. Read More Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - 20:39
Another 84 coronavirus infected persons have been reported in the country.Accordingly, the total number reported in the country today is 226. Read More
Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - 20:25
State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal stated in Parliament today that the government took steps to reduce the import duty on sugar to 25 cents. Read More
Ranil Just Mummified Himself & Embalmed The UNP, So What Should A Democratic Opposition Do?
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
With the decision of the UNP to retain Ranil Wickremesinghe, who failed to be -re-elected in his hometown, Colombo, and led his party to a situation of zero-representation in the parliament, as the leader of the UNP, was the second of the “double-tap” that finished off the UNP. The first shot to the head was administered by the voters, not least UNP voters.
This move wrecks whatever prospects the UNP had. Those residual prospects of renewal lay entirely in the immediate (long overdue) appointment of Ruwan Wijewardene or Navin Dissanayake as leader.
The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee yesterday appointed new office bearers for 2021. The UNP Working Committee approved the appointment of former General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam as the Assistant Leader of the party. Palitha Range Bandara was appointed as the new General Secretary and Vajira Abeywardena as the Chairman.