COLOMBO (News 1st); Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has engaged in a telephone conversation with TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran, and the Prime Minister has inquired Sumanthiran whether he would support the Government under PM Wickremesinghe. MP Sumanthiran has stated that he supports proposals to so...

COLOMBO (News 1st); TNA Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is primarily responsible for the situation in the country. "The whole country has been asking him to step down for over a month. Instead, he has proclaimed a state of emergency, and the constitution i...

COLOMBO (News 1st); TNA Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran has insisted that the Emergency Proclamation be put to a vote in Parliament. "I raised the issue of the Emergency Proclamation being approved by Parliament yesterday (5). The honorable Leader of the House stated that it will be put to vote...

COLOMBO (News 1st); TNA Member of Parliament M. A Sumanthiran commenting on the Proclamation of Emergency, noted that such notification must be placed in Parliament and approved/disapproved at the earliest possible opportunity. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (5) he informed the government to p...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Members of Opposition Parties have issued a collective response to the current economic crisis, citing several reasons, and have demanded for immediate measures to be taken to overcome the challenge.  In the light of several revelations, Opposition party MPs have called for a ...