President
Maithripala Sirisena tries his hand at a game of Olinda Keliya, when he
visited the centre temple at the Dambulla Raja Maha Vihare on Friday.
Pic by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa
By Our Political Editor-
Sunday, April 29, 2018
Cabinet
reshuffle at 10 am on May 1; subjects to be shared among present
ministers -- Ranil names new office bearers but Sajith, Ajith and other
members speak out; Ravi’s appointment starts a row -- Sirisena deftly
handles crisis meeting of SLFP Central Committee, ignores moves to pull
out from coalition, but promises restructuring after May 8
Preparations ahead of President Maithripala Sirisena’s May 8 policy
statement have all the trappings of a ‘new look’ coalition getting set
to run the 17 months of its remaining tenure.
New look coalition after President’s policy speech on May 8