Dissolution dilemma

*Opposition wants Ranil ousted

*No move to impeach President Sirisena

*President to attend UNHRC sessions

There is significant discomfort being a minority government dependent on a majority opposition’s support for survival. The day-to-day affairs of the government has become vexatious, as the ruling United National Party (UNP) is now finding out.

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Siriliya Saviya investigation:

Shiranthi’s moment of reckoning

The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) stirred domestic politics again last week when the former President’s wife, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, was summoned to record a statement regarding alleged irregularity in the bank account of Siriliya Saviya, a charity run by her.

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Behind Closed Doors

Rajapaksa suffers from selective memory loss

Speaking to a group of reporters at his adopted official chambers, the Abhayaramaya, on Friday, Rajapaksa said he never asked for nomination from President Maithripala Sirisena to contest the forthcoming election under the SLFP ticket.

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