Politics Not justifiable to label violent incidents as communal violence: Mahanayake Theras
Maha Nayaka Thera of the Malwatta Chapter Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera today told a group of European Union Ambassadors that it was not…
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Politics Prez hits out at Ranil
President Maithripala Sirisena had criticized Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Government at yesterday’s (27) Cabinet meeting over the continued…
Politics Government to create three BOI zones
The government will speed up creating three new Board of Investment (BOI) zones at Bingiriya, Mawathagama, Milleniya and Charlimount (Matara). A budgetary…
Politics Development Finance Bank to be established – Prime Minister
Government in talks with private sector regarding amendments to Inland Revenue Act Prime Minister proposes Sri Lanka join Regional Comprehensive Economic…
Politics Hakeem warns of divorce ‘Difficult to continue political marriage with UNP’
With Joint Opposition members being busy, mustering support from all parties to win the no-confidence motion moved against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe,…
Politics ONLY SIMPLE MAJORITY IN THE CHAMBER NEEDED TO OUST RANIL
JVP Propaganda Secretary and Gampaha District MP Vijitha Herath said yesterday that all Parliament needs is a simple majority of MPs in the Chamber on the date…
Politics A bid to weaken CJ alleged
Judicature Amendment Bill: A consensus between those who had challenged the Judicature Amendment Bill in the Supreme Court and the government could have been…
Politics President abolishes PM-led Economic Committee
The Cabinet of Ministers last week approved the Cabinet Paper on the abolition of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) under Prime Minister (PM)…
Politics A 500 Day Plan For Yahapālanaya
Corruption: Minnows and Sharks The government’s anti-corruption credibility is dented. Regaining trust requires prosecuting one’s own. Prosecuting a couple of…
Politics Facebook's Zuckerberg 'sorry' over Cambridge Analytica 'breach'
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network "made mistakes" that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a…
Politics Arjuna shuts down fuel pricing formula
Minister points out decision has to be made by Govt. Insists intention is to minimise losses incurred by CPC Personally opposes introducing pricing formula for…
Politics No Minister involved in Kandy incidents - Rajitha
FIVE SLPP MEMBERS AMONG 314 ARRESTED: As investigations into the riots in Kandy continue, co-cabinet spokesperson Minister Rajitha Senaratne strongly insisted…
Politics Rajapaksa occupies Opposition Leader’s seat
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa sat on the seat reserved for the Opposition Leader of Parliament by mistake yesterday.Former President Rajapaksa’s seat is…
Politics Senior Cabinet Ministers urge President,PM to work together
Several high ranking Cabinet Ministers urged the President and Prime Minister to work together and iron out their differences if any for the betterment of the…
Politics Policy blunder causes govt Rs 3 bn tobacco revenue
The tax revenue from Tobacco to the government coffers have dropped by Rs 3 billion and this is expect to continue, said Founder Research Intelligence Unit…
Politics Govt. will soon correct itself and deliver goods: PM
The government will soon correct itself speedily and deliver what the people need just after the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, Prime Minister Ranil…
Politics Facebook expresses concern over Sri Lanka ban
Facebook said Wednesday it was responding to Sri Lanka's concerns over incendiary material shared on its platform and hoped internet restrictions imposed…
Politics Japanese –Sri Lankan state leaders agree to strengthen bilateral ties
Japanese Prime minister says that he would work towards provide funds, without loans A new agreement is signed between two countries on conducting Japan-Sri…
Politics Govt will not ban social media – PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (14) said that as the person who introduced Internet to Sri Lanka, neither he nor his Government has any…
Politics Japan- Sri Lanka Investment Forum under President’s patronage
An Investment Forum was held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, today (13) under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena to take Sri Lanka- Japan…
Politics Measures to lift Social media ban - President
Measures will be taken to lift the temporary ban imposed on several social media including Viber and WhatsApp soon, President Maithripala Sirisena said.…
Politics Unblocking social media President to decide today
President Maithripala Sirisena will take a decision today on whether to unblock Social Media, official sources from the Presidential Secretariat told…
Politics No need to extend 'State of Emergency' after Thursday
The ten-day clamped down on last Tuesday (6) will not be extended from midnight Thursday (15) as the country has fully returned to normal after sporadic…
Politics Eyes wide open on Chinese media invasion in Sri Lanka
While Chinese investments started to pour in from the time Mahinda Rajapaksa became President and got close to China, concerns were raised that China was…