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Politics President instructs to focus on rapid development in main cities
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials to focus on rapid development of several main cities in the country including Colombo, the…
Politics 7 FR petitions against election date fixed for support on May 18, 19
Seven Fundamental Right petitions filed challenging the dissolution of Parliament and fixing the General Election date for June 20, have been fixed for support…
Politics Ranawaka, Welgama file petition against election on June 20
Former MPs Kumara Welgama and Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Leader Patali Champika Ranawaka filed a petition in the Supreme Court today challenging the Gazette…
Politics President optimistic that economy could be re-built
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is optimistic that the economy adversely affected by the COVID – 19 pandemic could be re-built on a solid basis, the President's…
Politics Karu endorses proposal by opposition parties to reconvene parliament
Former Speaker of Parliament, Karu Jayasuriya, said today that he endorsed the proposal made by the parties in the opposition to reconvene the Parliament.…
Politics PM calls 225 MPs of previous parliament for a meeting
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called all 225 members of the previous Parliament for a meeting on Monday (May 4) at 10 am to discuss the current…
Politics COVID-19 spread under control in general: President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the spread of COVID-19 is under control in general, and that immediate remedial steps have been taken following the sudden…
Politics South Korean ministers say they know Kim’s location
South Korea said today it knows Kim Jong Un’s location as it continues to play down rumours that the North’s strongman leader is seriously ill or dead. …
Politics We will not let extremist violence raise its head again: President
While assuring that he would not leave any room for any form of extremism, or violence from any extremists to be unleashed again, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa…
Politics General election on June 20 -NEC
he National Elections Commission has decided to hold the General Election on June 20th, a Commission’s official said. The Extraordinary Gazette notification in…
Politics President, officials explore possibility of resuming day-to-day life at provincial level
The possibility of immediate resumption of day-to-day economic activities at provincial levels in order to safeguard the national economy was explored at a…
Politics President, SJB request employers to pay attention to stranded workers
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa today requested the employers to pay attention to their employees who…
Politics Don’t politicize distribution of essential goods: Sajith
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday urged the government not to politicize the distribution of essential goods to people. "We have…
Politics UNP-President meeting postponed to tomorrow
The meeting scheduled to be held yesterday between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and a group of UNP MPs has been postponed to tomorrow, a UNP MP told Daily…
Politics No new COVID-19 positive cases so far today: Minister
No new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka within the day as at 4.30 p.m., Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said. A remaining 99 patients…
Politics President directs to explore possibility of releasing prisoners charged with minor offences
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has directed the legal experts and the Department of Prisons to look into ways of granting some relief to the prisoners who were…
Politics Strictly adhere to social distancing policy: Govt.
The Government today requested the public to strictly adhere to the social distancing policy of one metre at public places. In a statement, the President's…
Politics Country should come together to carry out quarantine activities: Sajith
The entire country should come together and support all transparent quarantine activities, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.…
Politics A complete lock-down essential: Sajith
The government should not act like Nero, who played the fiddle when Rome was burning or beat about the bush but should announce a complete lock-down to prevent…
Politics As the government declared yesterday a public holiday with a view of preventing the spread of coronavirus across the country
As the government declared yesterday a public holiday with a view of preventing the spread of coronavirus across the country, many businesses and shops were…
Politics President to address the nation tonight
Addressing the nation tonight President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is to deliver a statement on the prevailing pandemic situation in the country, President Media…
Politics President proposes collective SAARC response to fight COVID–19
Our biggest challenge is to minimise the virus entering SL President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday proposed to leaders of South Asian Association for Regional…
Politics Family break-up has led to quitting political base
A young Green politico who has made Uva his political base is said to be planning to say adieu to his familiar electorate. He had initially planned to shift…
Politics All steps taken, don’t panic: President, PM
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said all necessary steps had been taken to contain the spread of coronavirus and…