Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has accused the Sri Lankan government of pursuing a campaign to suppress the country’s democratic system and weaken the political opposition, warning that recent actions against political parties,
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has accused the Sri Lankan government of pursuing a campaign to suppress the country’s democratic system and weaken the political opposition, warning that recent actions against political parties,
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on the President to immediately remove all state authority allegedly being exercised from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) headquarters in Pelawatta
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“Don’t worry, I will control the situation”, former president Ranil Wickremesinghe told reporters and supporters as he arrived at court in a van stuffed full of lawyers and legal aides on 22
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was discharged from the Colombo National Hospital this afternoon, following several days of treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). He had been
More by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail today by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court after being arrested last week on allegations of misusing public funds during his
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not be able to appear before the Fort Magistrate’s Court today due to health concerns, the Board of Specialist Doctors at Colombo
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An Executive President of a sovereign country does not cease to be President when visiting a foreign land. He remains the Head of State, retaining all the authority, dignity, and responsibilities of
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“…there is such a thing as suicide.” ~ Aldous Huxley (Texts and Pretexts) There is a picture (featured) of Ranil Wickremesinghe and Maithripala Sirisena seated side by side inside the Colombo Fort
More Senior journalist S. Venkat Narayan, President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia (FCC), has described the arrest of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe as “ridiculous” and emphasized that it
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Senior political party leaders in Sri Lanka are engaged in discussions on how to bring former President Ranil Wickremesinghe back into Parliament earlier than expected, even as
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by Luxman Aravind If the law is applied equally, without deferential quiescence, can the Secretary to the Ministry of Law and Order continue to function even after being apprehended for drunk driving
More Updated: Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on August 22 and subsequently remanded until August 26 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court. He was taken into
More by Our Political Affairs Editor Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, celebrating his 76th birthday today, is a political figure whose career evokes a complex and often polarising array of responses, as he continues
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The Batalanda torture chamber was first exposed by the ‘Ravaya’ newspaper. The corruption and terror of the 17-year U.N.P. government were revealed by the ‘Ravaya’ newspaper. However, it is said that this
More Al Jazeera’s Head-to-Head presenter Mehdi Hasan and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in an interview recorded in February but released last week, dealt with the conclusion of the war against the Liberation Tigers of
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