Afghan President Ghani and rival sign power-sharing deal
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah signed a power-sharing deal on Sunday, ending a bitter months-long feud that plunged the...
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Greatest tribute for war heroes is making the aspirations of all communities a reality: President
In his first 'Ranaviru Day' message after being elected to office, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the greatest tribute to war heroes was to transfo...
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UN won’t vote electronically in Security Council election
UN diplomats will vote on new Security Council members in person despite the coronavirus pandemic Johannes (AFP) UNITED NATIONS AFP May15, 2020 ...
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President donates three-month salary to COVID-19 Fund
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has surrendered his three-month salary of Rs. 292,500 to the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund, the President'...
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President calls on banking sector to think out of the box
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested the banking sector to deviate from conventional thinking and practice to support the country’s striving t...
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President reviews current status of digital ID
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today reviewed the current status of the proposed “unique digital identity card”, which will be issued only once by o...
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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 P...
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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 fo...
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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 G...
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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 Pr...
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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 Parliam...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 notif...
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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...
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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 employee...
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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. "...
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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 D...
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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 ...
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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 w...
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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 Presid...
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