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With the culture wars showing no sign of slowing, empathy and compromise can be valuable life tools

Bid to form all-party govt.: President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the proposals presented by all stakeholders, during talks on the formation of an all-party government, will be made available to them.President Wickremesinghe stated so during Friday’s (05) discussions with leaders of the 11 independent parties in the Parliament and the 43 Brigade on the formation […]

China is set to conclude the unprecedented military exercises it launched in response to Nancy Pelosi’s visit. (Al Jazeera)Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas “cat and mouse” on Sunday, according to a report, as Beijing wrapped up four days of unprecedented military exercises in the Taiwan Strait.The air and naval drills were launched in response […]

BY Saman Indrajith The Aragalaya protest must unite all its forces to pressure the Executive and the legislature, and the protesters should not shy away from that task, JVP trade union wing leader, KD Lalkantha, said, addressing a rally at the Ananda Samarakoon Open Air Theatre, in Nugegoda, on Saturday. Lalkantha said that the Aragalaya […]

The Federation of University Teacher’s Association says the government has launched a capaign to suppress political dissent and that reminds it of the dark days of the ‘bheeshanaya’ (terror) in the 1987-89 period and the suppression of fundamental freedoms of the people during the 2009-15 period. “It is truly ironic that this repression has been […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe will deliver his maiden Policy Statement in Parliament at 11 am today (03). The President is scheduled to commence the third session of the Ninth Parliament at 10 am with his Presidential Policy Statement (previously Throne Speech). The MPs have been requested to arrive at the parliamentary complex at 9.40 am, the […]

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to deliver his maiden Policy Statement in Parliament at 11 am on Wednesday (03), Parliament sources said.The President is scheduled to commence the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament at 10 am with his Presidential Policy Statement (previously Throne Speech). The MPs have been requested to arrive at the parliamentary complex […]

Prorogation means all current business before the House are suspended and all proceedings pending at the time are quashed except impeachments

Read the full transcript from the June 23 hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.