President opposes proposed national government
President Maithripala Sirisena said today he opposed to forming a new national government with a party that has only one seat in Parliament. He told ...
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Prez praises Sajith; says he needs a rest
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday commended Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa for his commitment and said he had advised him not to wo...
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Apparel industry seeks government help to enter emerging markets
Sri Lanka’s traditional apparel export markets such as US and EU becoming stagnant Apparel exporters stress need to penetrate more into emergin...
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MS meets Philippines President
President Maithripala Sirisena, who was on a five-day official visit to Philippines, was warmly welcomed by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte at t...
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I'm ready for the Presidential Election – Gota
Former Secretary of Defence Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he was prepared to contest the Presidential Election, if the people are ready to do so. He said ...
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Presidential candidate of SLFP is President Sirisena without doubt: Nimal
Former Minister and Senior Vice President of the SLFP, Nimal Siripala De Silva reiterated that the Presidential candidate of the SLFP would be Preside...
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Dudley Sirisena announces plans to launch anti-corruption movement under President’s leadership
The brother of President Maithripala Sirisena and Araliya Group of Companies Chairman Dudley Sirisena yesterday announced his plans to launch an anti-...
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Poised for a political somersault?
A leading politico who had to suffer a sudden fall from power visited a highly venerated sacred shrine in the country following re-appointment to the ...
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President instructs officials to prepare development plans for the New Year with eradicating poverty as main objective.
President Maithripala Sirisena instructed officials to prepare development plans in New Year with a view to eliminating the poverty of the people as t...
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Some ex-SLFP ministers to urge MS to let them join UNF
A group of former SLFP ministers are expected to meet party leader and President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday to discuss their future in politics, o...
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Ministers oppose snap General Election
Responding to the remarks made by Minister Navin Dissanayake, the others ministers are reported to have resolutely opposed the holding of a snap gener...
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Three non-Cabinet, 17 State, seven Deputy Ministers appointed
Three Non-Cabinet Ministers, 17 State Ministers and seven Deputy Ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Sec...
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Dispute over ministerial appointment of SF
Home Affairs Minister Varija Abeywardene said yesterday a dispute arose as to how Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka as a retired military officer could wor...
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Full list of Cabinet ministers
The new Cabinet of Ministers took their oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s office this morning. The list of Min...
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President to swear in 28 member Cabinet today
President Maithripala Sirisena is expected to swear in 28 members of the Cabinet today, government sources said yesterday. It was reported that the U...
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Cabinet of ministers to be restricted to 30
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the UNF parliamentary group that the Cabinet will have to be limited to 30 ministers and that some wi...
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Dialog President’s Gold Cup VB finals on Dec 15
The finals of the Dialog President’s Gold Cup Volleyball Tournament (two categories – men and women) will take place on December 15 at the Nationa...
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SC rules dissolution of parliament illegal
A fuller Bench of seven Supreme Court (SC) Justices today unanimously ruled that President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to dissolve parliament on...
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Parties discuss feasibility of holding general election
Discussions are underway among political parties to approve a resolution in Parliament with two-thirds majority calling for its dissolution in case th...
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President to appoint new govt. if P’ment undissolved: SLFP
Nimal Siripala appeals to SC to give decision soon Says only way to move from current crisis Samarasinghe says President will appoint new g...
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Political crisis stalls opening of development projects!
The ongoing political crisis has come in the way of opening of a series of development projects in the North Central province, they say. Sever...
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Petition in CA on President’s state of mind
A woman named Thakshila Lakmali Jayawardena filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal (CA) today seeking an order directing the IGP to go to the Di...
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I WILL ABIDE BY SC RULING - PRESIDENT
President Maithripala Sirisena said that he will honourably accept whatever ruling given by the Supreme Court on the petitions filed against the Gazet...
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