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Government to fill 30,000 vacancies within public service
9 hours ago · Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, January 26 (Daily Mirror)- The government is planning to fill approximately 30,000 existing vacancies within the public service and to allocate necessary funds in the upcoming budget. This was revealed during the Anuradhapura District Coordination Committee meeting held today at the Anuradhapura District Secretariat.
LankaWeb – President assures fair and equitable basic salary …
9 hours ago · President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasized that the government is taking steps to strengthen the public service as a right of the citizen and a responsibility of public officials. Highlighting the dissatisfaction among citizens regarding the current public service, the President stated that ...
If MR has no place to go, will provide suitable house: President
9 hours ago · Colombo, January 26 (Daily Mirror)- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that if former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has no other house to settle in, the government will provide him with a suitable house. Speaking at a meeting in Thambuttegama, President Dissanayake said he and the Ministers ...
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s long road to recovery
Oct 22, 2024 · R.M. Manivannan Courtesy The Strategist. The economic and political upheavals Sri Lanka has faced in recent years, including its 2022 debt default and the mass protests that ousted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, serve as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by poor governance and rampant inequality.. A 2023 report by the International Monetary Fund attributes the country’s ongoing ...
Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake in early lead to become president
Sep 21, 2024 · Courtesy cna Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People’s Power, addresses his supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of the presidential election, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sep 18, 2024.
Sri Lanka’s New President Faces Daunting Challenges and High …
Oct 1, 2024 · By: Tamanna Salikuddin; Nilanthi Samaranayake Courtesy United States Institute of Peace KEY TAKEAWAYS Two years after a seismic political and economic crisis rocked Sri Lanka and brought citizens to the streets in mass protests movements that ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s citizens went to the polls to cast their votes for a new president.
LankaWeb – Political forces and repolarisation in Sri Lanka
Sep 27, 2024 · By Sugeeswara Senadhira/Ceylon Today. Colombo, September 27: The ardent desire of the people of Sri Lanka for a change became evident from the phenomenal rise of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led National People’s Power (NPP) from a ‘mere 3% to near 50%’ at the polling last Saturday enabling Anura Kumara Dissanayake to become the President.
Sri Lankan election shines light on president’s legacy and links
Aug 20, 2024 · MUNZA MUSHTAQ Courtesy NikkeiAsia. Wickremesinghe stabilized economy but ties to Rajapaksa clan could hurt. President Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives at the Election Commission on Aug.15 in Colombo to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election.
Sri Lankan President to Hold Election for Communist Parliament
Sep 27, 2024 · Courtesy Caracal As anticipated, Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took decisive action on Tuesday, dissolving parliament and announcing a date for a general election. According to a government gazette notification, parliamentary elections are set for November 14, with the newly elected assembly convening on November 21.