Monday 30th September, 2024 Death of anyone diminishes us, we say with apologies to the verse virtuoso, John Donne, but the demise of good people diminishes us even more. It was with shock and sorrow ...

Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Dr. Harini Amarasuriya as his Prime Minister. The ...

As is well known Sirimavo and Chandrika were the wife and daughter of formr Prime Minister Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (SWRDB) respectively. Prime Minister Bandaranaike was killed in 1959.

Her academic background could bring a depth of analysis to policymaking, while her activist roots keep her connected to ...

Harini Amarasuriya has been appointed as Sri Lanka's 16th Prime Minister, making her the first woman in this role since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 2000. An academic-turned-politician, she studied ...

Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister on Tuesday, becoming the first woman leader since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 2000 to hold the post. The 54-year-old National People ...

She is the third woman prime minister of Sri Lanka, following the world's first woman prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 1960, and her daughter Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in 1994.

During this landmark visit, Premier Zhou established a personal rapport with Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, and his wife Sirimavo Bandaranaike. This friendship became a ...

Harini Amarasuriya has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister, making her the first woman to hold the post since ...