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Sri Lanka's executive presidency has lasted for nearly half a century despite promises to abolish it. All political parties have pledged to deep-six it since 1994. The SJB has renewed its call for the abolition of the executive presidency. Opposition
Protesters hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration against anti-terror laws, police brutality and custodial deaths, demanding justice for victims of police violence, in front of the Ministry of...
Former Minister of Justice Ali Sabry, PC, has paid tribute to the late senior lawyer and National People's Power (NPP)
Sangakkara reveals more details of Ryanair incident
Kumar Sangakkara rejects Ryanair claims following alleged discriminatory incident at Dublin Airport
“I never play the race card for the sake of it”: Sangakkara rejects Ryanair claims, reveals what happened at Dublin Airport
A statement from Sangakkara about the Ryanair controversy
The quote card claiming former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the country is heading for a bad state and that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake lacks the ability to govern is false. We found no media report of such a statement, the posts name no occasion, venue, or source, and SLPP media spokesperson Sanjeewa Edirimanne told Fact Crescendo the information is completely fake.
The current government prepares to introduce two repressive bills intended to limit the democratic rights of the people in order to main
National People's Power branches will be established in every Grama Niladhari division across the country, according to Minister K. D. L
Tuition teacher Tissa Jananayake says he has been receiving death threats from various parties for highlighting the value and importance of Kavanthissa, the majestic tusker.
The claim that Buddha Sasana Minister Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi is a Catholic is false. Parliament's records list his religion as Buddhism, the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs confirmed he is a Buddhist, and his link to Hiniduma Calvary comes from his father's work there as a carpenter.
The United National Party Working Committee meeting commenced today (30) at the Sirikotha Party Headquarters in Pitakotte.Many Working C
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has officially certified the 2026 Voters' Register, bringing the total number of qualified voters to 17,641,006, a net increase of 90,835 compared to the 2025 electoral list. Following shifts in voter proportions across electoral districts, the Commission has updated parliamentary seat allocations accordingly, increasing representation in Colombo and Gampaha from 18 to 19 seats each. In addition, to maintain the statutory balance based on population ratios, seat allocations for the Jaffna district have been reduced from 7 to 6, while Badulla district has dropped from 9 to 8 seats. All revised seat distributions are set to be formally published via an Extraordinary Gazette notification.
The NPP’s general-secretary has $300,000 in fixed deposits, Sajith has 17 plots of land, and poor AKD has only 1.5 million rupees to his name –– asset declarations are out. Meanwhile, the opposition isn’t paying much attention to the budget. Some are writing letters to console each other.
A stormy party leaders meeting is expected today as the ruling party and the Opposition are in for a battle to seal the fate of the no confidence motion (NCM) against Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne.
National People's Power-led Panduwasnuwara Pradeshiya Sabha's 2027 budget report defeated by two votes today (29).18 votes were cast in
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