Karu J stirring pot to clinch UNP presidential candidacy?
The constitutional gridlock that gripped the country since October 26 showed signs of coming to an end with the President telling the UNP and their al...
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The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today the request that is being made by the government to go for a general election is not a genuine one. JVP MP Sunil Handunetti said if the government really wanted to go for an election, they would support to g
For the second day in succession Parliament descended into chaos, but this time with serious consequences. The violence erupted after Speaker Karu Ja...
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Govt.'s request for election not genuine: JVP
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today the request that is being made by the government to go for a general election is not a genuine one. JV...
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Sirisena agrees to fresh vote today
Party leaders meeting with President breaks deadlock Sirisena objects to no confidence motion, mollifying Gazette appointing MR Motion ...
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Speaker cannot convene parliament: Govt
he government yesterday said Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has no legal right to reconvene parliament today (14) and that it would make a decision this morn...
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Special statement by President
Issuing a special statement, President Maithripala Sirisena addressed the nation this evening (11) with regard to the dissolution of the parliament....
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All Ministers to be appointed by tomorrow
United People’s Freedom Alliance Parliamentarian John Seneviratne said the Government has decided to appoint the 30-Member Cabinet of Ministers an...
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President lauds N/E Development Task Force progress
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday lauded the progress achieved by the Presidential Task Force on Northern and Eastern Province Development duri...
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Galle District MP Piyasena Gamage yesterday took up responsibilities as State Minister of Youth
Galle District MP Piyasena Gamage yesterday took up responsibilities as State Minister of Youth, Women and Child Affairs at Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla...
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President advances reconvening of Parliament to 14 Nov.
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday decided to advance the date for the reconvening of Parliament by two days to 14 November but analysts said th...
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A.H.M. Fowzie appointed as State Minister
UPFA Parliamentarian A.H.M. Fowzie has been appointed as the State Minister Of National Unity, Co-existence and Muslim Religious Affairs. He was swor...
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa assuming duties as the Finance and Economic Affairs Minister at the Finance Ministry
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa assuming duties as the Finance and Economic Affairs Minister at the Finance Ministry in Colombo yesterday....
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No crisis, all Presidents have prorogued Parliament – MR
The previous Government, which was reponsible for postponing the Provincial Councils (PCs) Elections, is now crying out loud for democracy, said newly...
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The Provincial Elections will be held soon, President
President Maithripala Sirisena said the provincial council elections will be held soon to strengthen the democracy of the country. The President said...
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President betrayed people’s 2015 mandate - JVP
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday (27) that President Maithripala Sirisena cannot prorogue Parliament as he desires and that he has t...
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MR invites all political parties to join his administration
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a statement, invited all the political parties represented in Parliament to join his administration. He said his...
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President: ‘Assassination plot prompted me to appoint MR PM’ Address to the nation
Cabinet minister involved in conspiracy to kill Prez * Central Bank robbery plunged country into deep crisis * Ranil must bring Mahendran back * It...
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Ranil urges President to re-convene Parliament to show majority
Leader of the United National Party (UNP) and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today reiterated that he is still the Prime Minister of the country ...
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MR sworn in as Prime Minister
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sworn in as the Prime Minister before President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago....
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Parliament
Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorala said she does not identify the LTTE detainees as political prisoners and if there are any political prisoners, th...
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SL still to hit on a sensible India policy
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe chats with Indian premier Narendra Modi during a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi . Wickremesinghe was on a...
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O backs Minister Wijeyadasa’s move: ‘Reveal all defaulters, including lawmakers’
The Joint Opposition (JO) yesterday backed Higher Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse’s move to pressure university aca...
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President inaugurates Galle Dialogue 2018; International Maritime Conference
The Galle Dialogue 2018; International Maritime Conference was inaugurated today (22) in Colombo under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena...
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