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Bond scams: JO cranks up pressure on President, PM Politics

Bond scams: JO cranks up pressure on President, PM

Chairman of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday demaded that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe step down temporarily to ensure a…

23 Jan 2018
GMOA contests SLMC election to upset Health Minister’s agenda Politics

GMOA contests SLMC election to upset Health Minister’s agenda

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) said yesterday its members would contest the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) election today (23) to defeat…

23 Jan 2018
Postal voting for Local Government elections commenced today Politics

Postal voting for Local Government elections commenced today

Postal voting for the upcoming Local Government elections commenced today(January 22) at 9 am in Election Offices, District Secretariats and Police stations.…

22 Jan 2018
Over 40,000 postal vote applications rejected Politics

Over 40,000 postal vote applications rejected

560,000 applications for postal votes have been received from public servants for the LG polls on February 10 but 41,000 of them have been rejected as they…

18 Jan 2018
Gang rapists of Thissamaharama girl were Sajith’s henchmen Politics

Gang rapists of Thissamaharama girl were Sajith’s henchmen

It is reported that the three suspects who were arrested for an incident of gang-raping at Konewalana Grama Seva Division in Thissamaharama had been directly…

17 Jan 2018
Intervenient Petitioner says President can continue till 2021 Politics

Intervenient Petitioner says President can continue till 2021

Anti Corruption Front Chairperson Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thera yesterday sought Supreme Court’s permission to intervene into President Maithripala Sirisena’s…

11 Jan 2018
Thuggery and obscenity: the order of the day – Parliament degenerates into madness Politics

Thuggery and obscenity: the order of the day – Parliament degenerates into madness

https://youtu.be/qgr1MI2-81Y https://youtu.be/EitSu8tHcFM The hallowed Chamber of Parliament once again turned into a rowdy arena with Members throwing…

11 Jan 2018
I am a genius- US President Donald Trump Politics

I am a genius- US President Donald Trump

Donald Trump has rejected doubts over his mental health raised in a new book, describing the book as “fiction” and the author as a “fraud”. His remarks…

10 Jan 2018
US-Pakistan ties and global political compulsions Politics

US-Pakistan ties and global political compulsions

If the Trump administration carries out its current threat in full to use the ‘aid and assistance weapon’ against Pakistan over terror-linked issues, it would…

04 Jan 2018
Crucial meeting of Ministerial Committee on SriLankan Airlines today Politics

Crucial meeting of Ministerial Committee on SriLankan Airlines today

Decision to be taken on resignation offer of SriLankan board members New board expected to be appointed to carry out restructuring The Ministerial Committee on…

03 Jan 2018
Port City legislation to Parliament in March Politics

Port City legislation to Parliament in March

$ 1 b investment for International Financial Centre; Construction to start mid-this year Legislation for the Colombo International Financial City is expected…

03 Jan 2018
President to make a special statement on bond scandal Politics

President to make a special statement on bond scandal

President Maithripala Sirisena will make a special statement to the media on the report on the Central Bank bond issue and the recommendations made by the…

02 Jan 2018