LNP - Prez instructs Minister to appoint Commission to resolve issues of railway workers

2022-02-25   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed Minister of Transport Pavithra Wanniarachchi to appoint a Commission to resolve issues of railway workers....

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LNP - President makes sudden inspection tour to Ratmalana Railway Maintenance yard

2022-02-25   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made a sudden inspection tour to the Ratmalana Railway Maintenance yard this morning. “There is considerable waste that...

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LNP - President directs to pay Rs.80 bn owed to CPC

2022-02-23   |   Politics

At a special cabinet meeting held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today evening, it was decided the government will settle an outstanding payment of...

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LNP - Foreign Minister Peiris to lead SL’s delegation to UNHRC

2022-02-21   |   Politics

Foreign Minister Prof G.L. Peiris will lead the Sri Lanka Delegation to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the government announced. The...

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LNP - Foreign Minister to undertake two-day visit to India

2022-02-07   |   Politics

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris will leave for India on February 6 for a two-day visit, an informed source said. The source said he would hold talk...

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LNP - UK State Minister commends SL’s progress over human rights

2022-01-21   |   Politics

Sri Lanka's programme to empower human rights is making great strides, United Kingdom's State Minister for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwe...

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LNP - Govt. to establish pension scheme for private sector: Labour Minister

2022-01-21   |   Politics

Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva requested World Bank's assistance to formulate a social security and pension scheme for the employees working ...

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LNP - Elon Musk would have been invited to SL, if my father was in power: Sajith

2022-01-21   |   Politics

If late President Ranasinghe Premadasa was in power today, he would have invited world-renowned business tycoon Elon Musk to set up a factory which pr...

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LNP - Sajith takes a blow at GR, says SL needs an able leader

2022-01-12   |   Politics

Sri Lanka urgently needs change of government, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said today. Premadasa who celebrates his 55th birthday in the Nor...

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LNP - Perform like me if possible, Sajith tells other party leaders in the opposition

2022-01-11   |   Politics

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday challenged the other parties in the opposition to perform like him, delivering to the people. Mr. Premada...

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LNP - Ranil calls for Adjournment Debate after President’s throne speech in Parliament

2022-01-06   |   Politics

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for an Adjournment Debate following President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s address to the House on Jan...

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LNP - President to appoint committee to negotiate with ‘friendly nations‘ for funds

2022-01-05   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to appoint a Cabinet-level negotiation committee to hold discussions with ‘friendly countries’ seeking fin...

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LNP - Labour Minister urges govt. to pay Rs.240 per migrant worker dollar

2022-01-05   |   Politics

Says has already submitted Cabinet memo in this regard As Sri Lankan migrant workers flock to informal remittance channels with the growing gap betwe...

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LNP - Think anew for 2022: Sajith

2022-01-03   |   Politics

New Year must be transformed to achieve the feeling of a new beginning by thinking with determination of all people, Leader of Opposition Sajith Prema...

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LNP - President bestowed with “Sri Lankadheeshwara Padma Vibhushana” title

2022-01-03   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been bestowed with the honorary title of “Sri Lankadheeshwara Padma Vibhushana” by the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri ...

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LNP - Chinese foreign minister to visit Sri Lanka in January

2021-12-29   |   Politics

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on January 08 for an official visit, a spokesman of the Foreign Affairs Ministr...

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LNP - ADB to reimburse USD 85 Mn spent for Sinopharm: State Minister

2021-12-29   |   Politics

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to reimburse USD 85 million spent for the purchase of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines, State Minister Prof. Channa...

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LNP - Sajith happy that his party won over China’s confidence

2021-12-28   |   Politics

The Chinese government donated Rs.19.6 million to Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) medical equipment donation programme ‘Husmak’ recently. Opposit...

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LNP - Discussion between Transport State Minister & station masters today

2021-12-28   |   Politics

A discussion between the Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union and State Minister of Transport, Dilum Amunugama is scheduled to be held later tod...

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LNP - Stop making false allegations against rating agencies: Sajith tells Govt.

2021-12-21   |   Politics

The government should stop making false allegations against rating agencies and should seek assistance from international financial agencies and frien...

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LNP - Sajith demands answers over gas

2021-12-20   |   Politics

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa yesterday questioned the rationale behind the decision to unload consignments of gas from the two ships which ap...

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LNP - Gas companies should pay compensation to all those affected by gas leaks: Minister

2021-12-14   |   Politics

Gas companies should pay compensation to all those affected by gas-related explosions, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said. He said explosion...

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LNP - BOI Chairman meets President and says wants to resign

2021-12-13   |   Politics

Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka, Sanjaya Mohottala, has reiterated his intention to step down from his post. The BOI Chairman h...

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LNP - President directs to complete COVID booster dose rollout within next 2 weeks

2021-12-10   |   Politics

Sri Lanka will make the COVID vaccination card mandatory for people to visit public places, a press release issued by the President’s Media Division...

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LNP - President rejects BOI resignations

2021-12-06   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has refused to accept the resignations of the Chairman and Board members of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka, w...

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