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Constitutional governance and the Independence of the judiciary. Jun 27 (GV) President’s speech in parliament last week raises serious concerns about his own understanding of the workings of the Constitution and his own commitment to constitutional governance and the independence of the judiciary.
InfoLanka News Room: Sri Lanka news updates. GL: President all out to retain power without holding elections. Jun 26 (Island) Dissident SLPP MP Prof. G.L. Peiris has alleged that Prez Ranil Wickremesinghe is making a last ditch attempt to consolidate political power without facing elections.
Govt urged to prevent interested parties from undermining bilateral relations. Jun 26 (Island) A group of Sri Lankans recently urged Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, not to allow interested parties to exploit the ex-military personnel serving with the Russian military to cause a rift between the two countries.
InfoLanka News Room: Sri Lanka news updates. Exodus of psychiatrists leaves hospitals in the lurch. Jun 28 (CT) With the exodus of medical practitioners, including specialist psychiatrists, teaching hospitals find it unable to fill the vacancies for the particular specialty, Govt Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF) lamented.
Inflation eases to 61% in November. Dec 1 (EN) Sri Lanka’s 12-month inflation in the capital Colombo fell to 61% in November 2022 from 66% in October as price stabilized after interest rates were allowed to go up and the exchange rate was pegged around 360 to the US dollar.
Chris Silverwood resigns as SL head coach. Jun 27 (CI) Chris Silverwood has resigned from his position as head coach of Sri Lanka's men's team, effective immediately. Silverwood had been in the job since April 2022. SLC had extended his tenure in April until the end of the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Sri Lanka inflation rises to 6% in August 2021. Sep 1 (EN) SL’s inflation in the capital Colombo had risen to 6% in Aug 2021, from 5.7% in July with prices rising 0.3% in the month, data from the state statistics office shows.
