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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (22) to provide a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation. He had been summoned by the CID to appear today and to…

Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has refuted rumors that the security detail for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been withdrawn.He clarified that a total of 163 personnel are currently assigned to the…

The International Monetary Fund welcomed on Monday last week’s announcement of an agreement in principle between Sri Lanka and a group of its international bondholders to restructure $12.5 billion in bonds, the fund said, adding it looks…

The United National Party (UNP) says that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not contest the upcoming General Election. The Deputy Leader of the UNP, Ruwan Wijewardena also stated that Wickremesinghe does not expect to enter…

Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles says that the islandwide curfew imposed until 6.00 a.m. this morning has been extended until 12 noon today (September 22). Curfew had initially been imposed with effect from 10.00 p.m. last (21)…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, accompanied by Professor Maithree Wickramasinghe, arrived at the College House polling station at the University of Colombo this morning (21) to cast their votes. Speaking to the media afterwards,…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that all political parties, except his own, are responsible for the current state of the country. He accused the JVP of deceiving the public by pretending to distance themselves from past armed…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his intention to abolish the line room system, expressing his hope to provide plantation workers with free land rights and the opportunity to live in modern villages equipped with advanced…

The new alliance formed by the combination of all political parties and MPs backing incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming presidential election has been launched today (05). The event was held at the Water’s Edge Hotel…

Gampaha district parliamentarian Nimal Lanza said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe is the only leader with international backing and necessary experience to get the country out of the present economic quagmire. Addressing an…