Politics PC polls before year end
Provincial Council elections will be held before the end of the year, President Maithripala Sirisena had said yesterday. He was addressing newly appointed…
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Politics SLFP resolves to ask PM to quit
The SLFP parliamentary group, at a meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena, last night, at his official residence in Colombo 07, unanimously resolved to…
Politics Ministries barred from purchasing new vehicles
Government ministers have been directed not to purchase new vehicles to Ministries or for their official use as the Treasury has to handle new expenditure…
Politics Field Marshal receives Rs 100,000 from Aloysius
Minister Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka yesterday said that he, too, received about Rs100,000 from tainted businessman Arjun Aloysius at the last parliamentary…
Politics President seeks AG’s help to break deadlock between PUCSL and CEB
PUCSL still opposed to CEB’s original plan submitted in 2017 CEB insistent on getting approval for original plan CEB Engineers’ Union calls for SGM on 1 June…
Politics Aloysius never offered us money: Hadunnetti
JVP MP Sunil Hadunnetti said Perpetual Treasuries Ltd., owner Arjun Aloysius had never offered any money to Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MPs and pointed out…
Politics India develops Most Ven. Maduluwave Sobitha Thero Village in Anuradhapura
At a special ceremony held on 27 May, the foundation stone was laid to start the construction work for development of Most Ven Maduluwave Sobitha Thero Village…
Politics Sports Minister directs SLC to take prompt action on ‘pitch fixing’
Sports Minister Faiszer Mustapha has in a letter addressed to the secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket has directed the national body for the sport to promptly…
Politics VAT TO BE REDUCED BY 2.5% IN 2020
Even after 70 years of independence, Sri Lanka could not achieve peace as our people were still quarreling on the basis of race, religion and party politics,…
Politics Ex-President says govt harasses Rajapaksas out of fear
KANDY – Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said in Kandy that the government is scared of the Rajapaksas and they were harassed due to that fear.…
Politics 722 two new houses in Colombo vested with low income families by the President.
Seven hundred and twenty two (722) newly built houses of Madampitiya, Henemulla, “Methsanda Sevana“ housing scheme were vested with low income families in…
Politics Govt.’s net borrowings equal to foreign reserves: Cabraal
Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday charged that the net borrowings by the present government almost equal the country’s current…
Politics Lord Naseby meets Sri Lankan Diaspora at House of Lords
One of the 1st events representing Sri Lankan Diaspora at the House of Lords Last week, the UK Parliament paid tribute to the Sri Lankan community living in…
Politics Lord Buddha’s Holy Relics returned back to Pakistan
The most sacred relics of Lord Buddha from Taxila were taken back to Pakistan today after conclusion of a three-week long exposition at various locations in…
Politics JO ready to accept group of 16, no special status
The Joint Opposition (JO)/Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) expect 16 SLFP members of parliament who crossed over to the Opposition on May 8 to join the…
Politics Government to remain neutral on commemoration activities in North for 18 May
The Government yesterday (16 May) said that it would remain impartial with regard to the planned commemoration activities by the Northern Provincial Council…
Politics Iran agrees to build refinery for Lanka
Iran has agreed to build a new oil refinery for Sri Lanka in addition to upgrading its ageing 50,000 barrel per day (bpd) state-owned refinery, Sri Lankan…
Politics China nod for $1.1 b Central Expressway loan
China’s Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan during a meeting with Prime Minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe yesterday has assured the Chinese Government had approved the $1.1…
Politics Cabinet to decide new bus fares
Following demands by private bus unions, the Ministry of Transport has decided to increase bus fares and is to submit a Cabinet proposal today regarding a fare…
Politics Prez urged to reveal names of 108 persons funded by Aloysius
President of Inter Company Employers Union and the National Organizer of Voice against Corruption Wasantha Samarasinghe today urged President Maithripala…
Politics Presidential-aspirant Gota gets going on Vision 2030
Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa addressing the Viyathmaga Forum at Shangri La Hotel yesterday Over 2,000 professionals and business leaders attend…
Politics Samurdhi Bank to be made state rural bank
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will look to develop the Samurdhi Bank further into a state rural bank for the benefit of the public. At a discussion held…
Politics NO PLAN TO TAKE OVER SAMURDHI BANK - GOVERNOR
There has been no decision to take over the Samurdhi Bank under the Central Bank, Central Bank Governor, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said. The Governor…
Politics Govt postpones presenting new KDU Bill
The Government yesterday (11), postponed presenting the General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University Bill to Parliament. The Bill was listed in the…