Colombo Informer

* Sri Lanka ruling party May Day rally in Colombo Apr 19, Colombo: Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main coalition party of Sri Lanka's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and the member parties will hold the party's May Day rally at Campbell Park in Colombo this year. The rally which is … Full [...]

Read the full story

* Coalition party of Sri Lankan government demonstrate in Colombo demanding … Dec 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka's oldest political party, Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) which commemorated its 77th anniversary today at the Colombo Public Library, held a protest today to demand a general pay hike for the public. Before the … Full News [...]

Read the full story

* Leader of minor Tamil party in Sri Lanka calls for the right to commemorate … Dec 06, Colombo: The leader of a minor Tamil party in Sri Lanka says Tamil people need to be given the right to commemorate their dead fighters. Leader of the Democratic People's Front (DPF), Mano Ganeshan says the Tamil [...]

Read the full story

* Sri Lanka ruling party ally, chief ministers call on government not to … Nov 25, Colombo: A coalition partner of the Sri Lankan government and the chief ministers of all the provincial councils will call on the government and the President not to abolish the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Coalition partner of Sri [...]

Read the full story

* Main opposition party of Sri Lanka bans party convention to 23 members Nov 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major opposition United National Party (UNP) sources said the party will not invite 23 members in people's councils for the UNP general assembly scheduled to be held on December 01. The banned members include those … Full [...]

Read the full story

Sri Lanka Tamil party urges UN to open int'l probe COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's main ethnic Tamil party on Friday urged the United Nations to make amends for its acknowledged failure to protect civilians in the final months of the county's civil war by opening an international investigation into … Full News here [...]

Read the full story

Sri Lanka Tamil party urges UN to open int'l probe COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's main ethnic Tamil party on Friday urged the United Nations to make amends for its acknowledged failure to protect civilians in the final months of the county's civil war by opening an international investigation into … Full News here [...]

Read the full story

* Sri Lanka Opposition Leader holds discussion with governing party ally on … Nov 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe today held a discussion with governing party ally the National Freedom Front (NFF) on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Wickremasinghe met with NFF Leader and Minister … Full News here – Read [...]

Read the full story

* Sri Lanka Tamil party to campaign against government's attempts to … Oct 21, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major Tamil political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says it would carry out a campaign against the government's attempt to centralize powers in the center. TNA Leader R. Sampanthan has said the government is in a … [...]

Read the full story

* Sri Lanka opposition party affiliated Buddhist monk group criticizes party … Oct 14, Colombo: The dissident Buddhist monks' wing of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has criticized the party leadership for its downfall. The United Bhikku Front has said that the UNP's dictatorial rule has led to the … Full News [...]

Read the full story

* Major Tamil party in Sri Lanka seeks support from opposition to from Eastern … Sept 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka's major Tamil political party, Tamil National Alliance is seeking to form the provincial government in the Eastern province despite not gaining a majority at Saturday's provincial council elections. The party says it has … Full [...]

Read the full story

* Sri Lanka Marxist party would continue to lead the people's struggle despite … Sept 10, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says it would continue to give leadership to the people's struggle although the party has recorded a decline in its vote bank at the election for the three provincial councils. [...]

Read the full story

* Sri Lanka ruling party gets majority of North Central Province Sept 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka ruling party United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is on the way to victory in the North Central Provincial Council with a clear majority for another four-year term. Results have been released for all the electorates in the … Full [...]

Read the full story

* Sri Lanka Marxist party questions poll results that predict victory for … Sept 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Marxist party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says the survey results publicized by the state media of an electoral victory for the governing party at the forthcoming provincial council elections are false. JVP Propaganda … Full News here [...]

Read the full story

* Sri Lanka Freedom Party holds 61st anniversary celebrations today Sept 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the main constituent of Sri Lanka's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) will celebrate its 61st anniversary on Sunday, September 02. The anniversary celebrations will be held at the Kegalle … Full News here – Read more [...]

Read the full story