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Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka does not want to get involved in  great-power rivalry

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, February 28: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Sri Lanka does not want to get involved in great power rivalry in the Indian Ocean Region. He was giving the keynote speech at the Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference – Phase III, here on Wednesday. Wickremesinghe traced the growth […]

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There is room for a potential revision of the VAT percentage & alleviate the tax burden as the economy stabilizes – President

Thursday, February 8th, 2024

Courtesy Hru News In his address to Parliament on Wednesday (Feb. 7), President Ranil Wickremesinghe unveiled the government’s agenda and shared that they hope to alleviate the tax burden on citizens as the economy stabilizes through the implementation of key economic reforms. Highlighting the government’s commitment, President Wickremesinghe emphasized the potential for a revision of […]

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President invites all Sri Lankans, at home & abroad, to contribute their utmost energy to rebuilding our nation

Sunday, February 4th, 2024

Courtesy Hiru News As Sri Lanka celebrated its 76th Independence Day, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his Independence Day message, invited all Sri Lankans, here and abroad, to contribute their utmost energy to the noble mission of rebuilding the nation. The President reflected on the challenges faced in the preceding year, marked by economic hardships and […]

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President promises to facilitate meeting with IMF to clarify doubts or alternative proposals

Friday, January 26th, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended an invitation to all political party leaders in the Parliament to engage in discussions with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the implementation of the agreement with the IMF. Emphasizing the importance of unity in leading the country to success, he highlighted that withdrawing […]

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Sri Lanka’s economy suffered due to ‘politics of promises’ – President

Friday, January 26th, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged all political parties to formulate a comprehensive plan for rebuilding the country, especially when gearing up for the elections. Addressing an event at the Sri Lanka Customs headquarters in Colombo this morning, the Head of State emphasized that the nation’s economy has suffered due to the ‘politics of […]

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We must oppose the spread of big power rivalry & build a multipolar world – President tells world leaders

Friday, January 19th, 2024

Courtesy Hiru News President Ranil Wickremesinghe commended President Yoweri Museveni for assuming leadership at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Kampala, Uganda. He highlighted the current global challenges, including the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the shift in the post-Cold War order, and emerging multipolar dynamics. President Wickremesinghe emphasized the need for NAM to reinvent […]

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Opportune moment for investing in Sri Lanka’s renewable energy sector – President

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted the present as an opportune moment for investing in Sri Lanka’s renewable energy sector, expressing confidence in its potential to yield substantial benefits for both stakeholders and consumers in the coming decades. The President also underscored that investors venturing into this sector can anticipate a comprehensive and unwavering policy […]

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President Wickremesinghe to contest as an independent candidate (video)

Tuesday, January 9th, 2024

Courtesy Hiru News According to internal political sources, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made a decision to hold the Presidential Election in September 2024. In a surprising move, he has also declared his intention to contest the election as an independent candidate. Additionally, the President has outlined plans for Parliamentary elections scheduled for January 2025 and […]

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President to attend Economic Summit in Davos

Monday, January 8th, 2024

Courtesy Hiru News President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to travel to Switzerland this week to participate in the economic summit scheduled to begin in Davos on the 13th, as confirmed by the President’s Media Division. Following the summit in Switzerland, the President will proceed to Uganda, in response to an official invitation from the country. […]

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SL cannot go back to a period of shortages or economic collapse – President

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024

Courtesy Hiru News President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the nation cannot revert to a period marked by scarcity of fuel, lack of fertilizers, and economic collapse. The President further asserted that despite the challenges, the country’s economy can experience swift strengthening by persisting on the current trajectory, acknowledging the inherent difficulties. In his address at […]

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Representing diaspora doesn’t make you extremist or anti-Sri Lankan – Sagala

Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana Being part of the diaspora does not make someone an extremist or anti-Sri Lankan, says Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Staff, Sagala Ratnayaka. Speaking on the negative perception associated with the term diaspora” in Sri Lanka, Ratnayake explained that any Sri Lankan living in another country, regardless […]

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No external interference or restrictions should be tolerated: President tells army

Saturday, December 16th, 2023

By AJITH SIRIWARDANA Courtesy The Daily Mirror Diyathalawa, Dec. 16 (Daily Mirror)- Emphasizing the monumental responsibility borne by the security forces in protecting the sovereignty of the country, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that no external interference or restrictions should be tolerated.  President Wickremesinghe, serving as the Chief Guest at the Parade of Cadet Officers during the […]

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Ranil criticizes India

Friday, November 24th, 2023

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov.24 (Daily Mirror) – President Ranil Wickremesinghe has slammed the Indian government for criticizing Sri Lanka at the United Nations over the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils. I don’t agree with Indian comments.  I was surprised that India criticized our record,” Wickremesinghe said during an exclusive interview with First post.  […]

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There are other offenders in addition to Rajapaksas: Ranil

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023

By YOHAN PERERA Courtesy The Daily Mirror  PARLIAMENT (Daily Mirror) – Referring to the recent judgment given by the Supreme Court where former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and others were held responsible for the economic crisis, President Ranil Wickremesinghe today said one has to look into whether others are also responsible […]

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President confident tourism sector will be major contributor to country’s forex earnings

Friday, July 7th, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed his belief that Sri Lanka’ tourism industry would significantly contribute to the country’s foreign exchange earnings in the coming decade. Speaking at the Transcending Borders – Transforming Lives” program organized by the Indian Tourism Federation at the Bandaranaike International Memorial Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo on Thursday (06 […]

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ජනාධිපති, සජිත්ව කැදවයි.. ලොකු බලයක් දෙන බව කියයි.. ජනාධිපති වෙන්නත් පාර කියයි…

Wednesday, July 5th, 2023

– ජනාධිපති මාධ්‍ය ඒකකය බොරු තර්ක ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් තවදුරටත් අසාර්ථක වනවා වෙනුවට දැන්වත් රටේ ජනතාවගේ ප්‍රශ්න විසඳීමට ආණ්ඩුව සමඟ එක්වන ලෙස තමා විපක්ෂනායකවරයා ප්‍රමුඛ සමස්ත විපක්ෂයට ආරාධනා කරන බව ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා සඳහන් කළේය. දේශීය ණය ප්‍රශස්තකරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් විපක්ෂය නැගූ සියලු චෝදනා මේ වන විට අසත්‍ය වී ඇති බව පෙන්වා දුන් ජනාධිපතිවරයා දැන්වත් ජනතාව […]

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President confident Sri Lanka will overcome bankruptcy status by September

Friday, June 30th, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed confidence that Sri Lanka would overcome its bankruptcy status by this September. He has also called for collective efforts supporting the government’s ongoing initiatives, particularly the Domestic Debt Optimization (DDO) plan. The Head of State made these remarks addressing the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sri Lanka […]

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‘Working with foreign economies does not mean we are selling off the country’ – President

Monday, June 26th, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured that Sri Lanka has qualified for the assistance from the World Bank since all the required benchmarks for financial assistance from the WB have been fulfilled so far and that the much-needed” funds will help strengthen the country’s economy. Speaking in an interview with FRANCE 24 on the […]

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Heads will roll unless state institutions perform; President warns

Friday, June 2nd, 2023

Courtesy The Daily Mirror President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his televised address to the nation, asserted that his government would not hesitate to replace the heads of the state institutions such as the Ceylon Electricity Board, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and SriLankan Airlines unless they improved their performance in conformity with the restructuring plan for public […]

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President unveils govt’s roadmap for socio-economic reforms and accelerated development

Thursday, June 1st, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s economy is gradually recovering from the crisis thanks to the correct policies including the collective efforts of the people, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said, delivering a special statement on the government’s efforts over the past nine months to revive Sri Lanka’s economy. The President’s Media Division (PMD) says the objective of this […]

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ඇමරිකාව හෝ චීනය යන දෙකෙන් එකක් තෝරාගන්නැයි කියන්න එන්න එපා..- ජනපති ජපානයේදී

Thursday, May 25th, 2023

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ගෝලීය භූ දේශපාලන හැසිරීම හමුවේ කලාපයේ භූමිකාව හැඩගැස්වීම සඳහා ආසියානු රාජ්‍යයන් හඬක් නැඟීමේ වැදගත්කම ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා අවධාරණය කළේය. සිංගප්පූරුවේ සහ වියට්නාමයේ නියෝජ්‍ය අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරුන් ඇතුළු ලෝක නායකයන් හමුවේ ජනාධිපතිවරයා මේ බව අවධාරණය කළේ ජපානයේ ටෝකියෝ නුවරදී (25) ආරම්භ වූ ආසියාවේ අනාගතය පිළිබඳ 28 වන ජාත්‍යන්තර සමුළුව (Nikkei Forum) අමතා […]

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Asia has become the global economic powerhouse: President at Nikkei Forum

Thursday, May 25th, 2023

Courtesy The Daily Mirror In his address at the Nikkei Forum on the Future of Asia in Tokyo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that Asia has become the global economic powerhouse and the most dynamic region, with its economy already comparable in size to those of Europe and North America. President Wickremesinghe highlighted Asia’s significance as […]

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Asia has become global economic powerhouse and most dynamic region – President

Thursday, May 25th, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana Addressing the Nikkei Forum on the Future of Asia in Tokyo, a short while ago, President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted Asia’s significance as the world’s largest economy, home to 60% of the global population, and a major contributor to global growth.  He emphasized the region’s potential for continued growth, supported by China’s recovery, India’s […]

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ඇමරිකාව, චීනය, ඉන්දියාව, ජපානය, පකිස්ථානය ලෝක බලවතුන්ට එකම ඉඩම දීලා මේක විසඳන්න කියා මට කියනවා…- ජනපති

Thursday, December 8th, 2022

– ජනාධිපති මාධ්‍ය අංශය දුරදිග නොබලා ජනප්‍රිය තීන්දු තීරණ ගැනීම හේතුවෙන් අද රට බලවත් දුෂ්කරතාවකට මුහුණ දී සිටින බවත්, රටේ අනාගතය යහපත් කිරීමට නම් ජනප්‍රිය නොවන තීන්දු තීරණ ගැනීමට සිදුව තිබෙන බවත් ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා පැවසීය. ජනාධිපතිවරයා මේ බව පැවසුවේ පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ (08) අයවැය තෙවැනි වර කියැවීමේ විවාදයට එක්වෙමිනි. රට මෙවැනි ආර්ථික අර්බුදයකට පත්වීමට වැරදි […]

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Parliamentary Select Committee to look into those who led the economy to bankruptcy

Thursday, December 8th, 2022

Courtesy Hiru News President Ranil Wickremesinghe said during the Budget Debate today that a Parliamentary Select Committee will be established on a resolution by the Parliament, to look into those who led the economy to bankruptcy with incorrect fiscal policies. President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the country has had to face adverse repercussions today due […]

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ජනපතිගේ අපේක්ෂාව “නිදහස ඔප්නංවන ව්‍යවස්ථාදායක රජයක් බිහිකරනවා… 

Sunday, December 4th, 2022

උපුටාගැණීම අද දෙරණ

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කොක්කෙන් හරි කෙක්කෙන් හරි ඊළඟ අරගලය නවත්වනවා! හදිසි නීතිය වුණත් දාන්න පසුබට වෙන්නෙ නෑ! – ජනපතිගෙන් මැති සබයේ සැර කතාවක් (වීඩියෝ)

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් ආණ්ඩු ක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 17 වැනි ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය, 19 වැනි ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය සහ 21 වැනි ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධන ගෙන ආවේ තමන් බව ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ අද (23) පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී පවසා සිටියා. අද පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ දී අදහස් දක්වමින් අරගලය ක්‍රියාත්මක වූ ආකාරය සහ එහි යටි අරමුණු පිළිබඳව සිය මතය ගෙනහැර දැක් වූ ජනාධිපතිවරයා මෙහිදී සදහන් කළේ […]

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Developing countries worst affected by rising emissions from industrialized world and must be compensated – President at COP27

Tuesday, November 8th, 2022

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt said that unbridled industrialization of the developed countries is the root cause of climate change, leaving the poor to suffer the consequences. He said that the problems facing poor countries are augmented due to the absence of adequate funding. As […]

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Govt ready for prudent economic management after successful debt restructuring: President

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

Courtesy Adaderana The government is ready to implement prudent economic management after successful debt restructuring, President Ranil Wickremesinghe says. He made this observation today (Oct. 19), delivering a special statement on the tax policy, restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt and the progress of the discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking on the country’s debt […]

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President invites all to join in to make national food program successful

Saturday, October 15th, 2022

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe says everyone should join together to solve the people’s food issues, casting traditional party politics aside. The President made this observation addressing the public officers at an awareness program on the multi-sector mechanism to empower rural economic revitalization centers to ensure food security and nutrition at Hardy Advanced Technological Institute […]

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