LNP - No fuel shortage: Minister

2021-08-20   |   Politics

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said today that there was no fuel shortage in the country. There were long queues reported near filling stations in s...

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LNP - President to address the nation

2021-08-20   |   Politics

President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the nation, President's Spokesman Kyngsly Rathnayake said. He said the date and the time will be...

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LNP - Positive response from President for Ranil’s all party meeting

2021-08-18   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has responded positively to a request made by former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to call for an all party meeting...

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LNP - 12 Parliament staff members test Covid positive

2021-08-18   |   Politics

A total of 12 staff members of Parliament tested positive to Covid-19 following Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) carried out today, Sergeant-at-Arms Narendr...

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LNP - Reopening schools first week of Sept. doubtful: Edu Minister

2021-08-09   |   Politics

With the current swell in pandemic situation in the country, it is suspicious to reopen schools by the first week of September, Education Minister Pro...

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LNP - Govt. not in a position to provide immediate solutions to teachers’ issues: Minister

2021-08-03   |   Politics

Claiming that the Government is not in a position to provide immediate solutions to the demands of the teachers, Education Minister G.L. Peiris said t...

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LNP - WHO congratulates Sri Lanka for administering over 500,000 vaccines in single day

2021-08-02   |   Politics

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated the Sri Lankan government for once again administering a record number of over 500,000 COVID-19 vac...

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LNP - New President’s Media Center declared open

2021-07-29   |   Politics

The newly established President’s Media Center has been declared open in Colombo earlier this morning (July 29), President’s Media Division stated...

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LNP - Hoping to reopen schools in the first week of September: Minister

2021-07-27   |   Politics

The Education Ministry is hoping to reopen schools in the country in the first week of September, Education Minister G. L. Peiris said. Addressing the...

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LNP - Hope more countries will be inspired by Sri Lanka’s bold approach to organic agriculture - President

2021-07-27   |   Politics

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa expressed the hope that more countries would be inspired by Sri Lanka’s bold approach to sustainably transform its agri...

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LNP - Pay hike for teachers difficult during present economic crisis: Minister

2021-07-26   |   Politics

As much as 86 percent of the government’s revenue had been spent for the payment of salaries and remunerations in 2020 triggering public finance con...

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LNP - Solar power plant from India to Diyawanna Lake: Power Minister

2021-07-21   |   Politics

While changing the direction of the power sector, attention was drawn to installing a Floating Solar System on the Diyawanna Lake to generate power fo...

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LNP - Defence Minister declined Bathiudeen to be home bound - AG

2021-07-16   |   Politics

The Attorney General today informed Supreme Court that the Minister of Defence had declined to allow a request made by Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiude...

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LNP - No alternative, satisfactory way other than classroom teaching: Minister

2021-07-15   |   Politics

There is no any other alternative and satisfactory way other than the school classroom environment for children to continue with their studies, Educat...

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LNP - Ban on shopping bags, lunch sheets come to effect soon: Minister

2021-07-14   |   Politics

The Environment Ministry has decided to implement the ban on shopping bags and lunch sheets in the next few weeks, Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraw...

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LNP - All teachers in Colombo district will get COVID vaccine by tomorrow: Minister

2021-07-13   |   Politics

All teachers in the Colombo Educational zone will be vaccinated by tomorrow, Education Minister G.L Peiris said. Addressing the media, he said not on...

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LNP - Directive to collect carbon pens, toothbrushes as they take 400 years to perish: Minister

2021-07-13   |   Politics

Following a programme launched to collect disposable carbon pens and toothbrushes, as they would take about 400 years to perish, Environment Minister ...

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LNP - Around 1,000 students to be administered with Pfizer

2021-07-09   |   Politics

The government has decided to administer Pfizer vaccines to nearly 1,000 students going overseas for higher education, Army Commander Shavendra Silva ...

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LNP - Govt. plans to open country within two months: Tourism Minister

2021-07-09   |   Politics

The Government has planned to open up the country within two months after vaccinating its citizens at least with a single dose, Tourism Minister Prasa...

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LNP - Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association urges for relief measures from Hon. Prime Minister

2021-07-08   |   Politics

Sri Lanka Retailers Association (SLRA), the apex body of Sri Lanka’s Organised Retail Sector (ORS) consisting of last mile retailers, met Hon. Prime...

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LNP - Govt. sets up new ministry for economic policy

2021-07-08   |   Politics

The government issued a special gazette notification earlier today establishing a new ministry. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa via the gazatte notificat...

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LNP - Digital ID rollout needs to be expedited – Minister Namal Rajapaksa

2021-07-07   |   Politics

Speaking at a Policy Dialogue on “National Transformation through Digital ID “organized by the Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL), held as a vir...

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LNP - Significant number of teachers given COVID-19 vaccine: Edu. Minister

2021-07-06   |   Politics

Along with the government's COVISHIELD vaccination programme, a significant number of teachers have been given the vaccine, the Education Minister, Pr...

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LNP - Batticaloa airport to be developed as complete domestic airport: Tourism Minister

2021-07-02   |   Politics

The Batticaloa airport is to be developed as an attractive domestic airport with more facilities, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. Addressing...

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LNP - ICTA launches – A survey study to Accelerate Tech Startup Ecosystem ‘Towards a Startup Friendly Government’

2021-06-30   |   Politics

The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), the apex Government body for Technology Startup Development in the country ha...

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