Politics CC: JO wants Dinesh to replace Sampanthan
Having secured the support of a section of the SLFP parliamentary group loyal to President Maithripala Sirisena, the Joint Opposition intends to step up…
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Politics Will increase forest cover to 32%: President
Sustainably manage forests that provide many socio-economic benefits & human needs such as food, energy and shelter – President tells FAO Forestry…
Politics FSP Leader asks why the JVP has gone silent on govt rogues it helped to bring to power
Frontline Socialist Party Leader Kumar Gunaratnam told a meeting in Kandy on Saturday (14) that the Sri Lanka-Singapore Agreement was a danger to the country.…
Politics List of drug traffickers on death row forwarded to President
The list of names of prisoners sentenced to death for drug trafficking were to be handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday, Justice Ministry…
Politics President to sign execution warrants
Convicted drug lords trafficking from prisons to be hanged. President Maithripala Sirisena said he will use his powers to place his signature to execute the…
Politics Susanthika showers praise on Sports Minister
At V. A. Sugathadasa’s birth anniversary on July 10: Olympic medalist, Sports Ministry consultant and Director of the Sugathadasa Sports Complex, Susanthika…
Politics Mihin liquidator ordered to submit documents by July 25: PCoI on SriLankan
Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCol) on irregularities at SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka, former Supreme Court…
Politics USD 585 mn for SL parties from US: JO demands probe
Presidential election 2015: Anuradhapura District UPFA MP Shehan Semasinghe says a comprehensive inquiry is needed to ascertain US funding made available to…
Politics Public and semi government sector employees exceeds 1.1 million
Dr. Amara Satharasinghe Department of Census and Statistics The importance of public sector is an indisputable social and economic reality throughout the…
Politics Rs. 600 million from Rotary to Sri Lanka focus on 2018/19
There has been a donor funding of $ 3.9 million dollars or Rs. 600 million, given by Rotary Foundation to Sri Lanka in the last five years, said the newly…
Politics Can the SLFP be thrown out?
Sampanthan - Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan asked in Parliament as to how the new political party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) could…
Politics Parliamentarians reaction to PM’s visit to Singapore
Political representatives say that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is currently in Singapore, should be able to return with the fugitive former…
Politics PM denies some of NYT allegations
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, yesterday, in Parliament repudiated the recent claims made by The New York Times that the incumbent government had been…
Politics Govt. won’t delay PC polls: PM
The Government had no interest in delaying Provincial Council Elections, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. The Prime Minister made…
Politics Mihin employees worked 9 months without wages: PCoI
One hundred employees, who were recruited to Mihin Lanka worked for nine months without salary, starting April 2008, retired Mihin Lanka employee Ingrid…
Politics PM to take action after listening to Vijayakala
There was no need at all to revive the LTTE terrorist organisation, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. He said action would be…
Politics PM summons Vijayakala to Colombo
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has summoned State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran to Colombo effective immediately, to inquire into her…
Politics Education system has been destroyed by successive Governments – Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith
https://youtu.be/2_VymhLtdR8 Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, expressed his views about the education system of the country…
Politics Fonseka to spend cash to wage war on wild life
Minister of Wild Life, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka addressing an event in Anuradhapura on Sunday (July 1st) stated that the Department of wildlife is like a…
Politics JVP welcomes attempt to trace its founder leader Rohana Wijeweera
Better late than never – Vijitha Herath JVP Propaganda Secretary MP Vijitha Herath told The Island yesterday his party welcomed the move by the wife of their…
Politics Hambantota Port deal beneficial to both parties - PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while defending Chinese investment in the Hambantota Port yesterday said this project with 15 industries, will transform…
Politics Tusker Deega Danthu-I gone missing in fear of drug injection: Minister
Nine teams led by 50 wildlife officers conducted a special search operation in the Kala Wewa National Park to locate the Tusker Deega Danthu-I which had run…
Politics Postal workers work to rule ongoing
Postal trade unions after deciding to temporarily call off their strike until 7 July, following talks with the authorities, have instead commenced a work to…
Politics MR should deny that he accepted money from china -Ranjan
Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake filed a complaint with the Police FCID on Thursday (June 28th) against Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. In his complaint,…