Sri Lanka Peoples Party

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan joins Mahinda Rajapaksa's newly-formed SLPP

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan is to run for a seat in Parliament from the southwestern Kalutara district, SLPP sources said.

Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena reshuffles Cabinet amidst political turmoil

Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena reshuffled the Cabinet in the backdrop of the ongoing political turmoil. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as the Minister of Law and Order in the unity government's second Cabinet reshuffle.