Govt.'s request for election not genuine: JVP

2018-11-16   |   Politics

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

2018-11-16   |   Politics

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

2018-11-14   |   Politics

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

2018-11-12   |   Politics

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

2018-11-09   |   Politics

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

2018-11-09   |   Politics

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

2018-11-08   |   Politics

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.

2018-11-05   |   Politics

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

2018-11-04   |   Politics

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

2018-11-01   |   Politics

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

2018-11-01   |   Politics

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

2018-10-30   |   Politics

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

2018-10-29   |   Politics

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

2018-10-29   |   Politics

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

2018-10-29   |   Politics

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

2018-10-28   |   Politics

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

2018-10-27   |   Politics

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sworn in as the Prime Minister before President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago....

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Parliament

2018-10-26   |   Politics

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

2018-10-25   |   Politics

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’

2018-10-23   |   Politics

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

2018-10-23   |   Politics

The Galle Dialogue 2018; International Maritime Conference was inaugurated today (22) in Colombo under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena...

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Info given to ‘The Hindu’ by 4 Cabinet Ministers - Amaraweera

2018-10-22   |   Politics

Four Cabinet Ministers had provided information, to the reporter of ‘The Hindu’ newspaper, regarding the statements allegedly made by President Ma...

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You’re Fired! – President sacks boards of the BOI, Bank of Ceylon and People’s Bank

2018-10-18   |   Politics

October 17, 2018 (LBO) – Media and political sources say the announcement of the dissolution of the boards of directors of the Board of Investment (...

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President grants Rs.14 Customs Tax to release sugar stock at Port

2018-10-17   |   Politics

Following discussions held with President Maithripala Sirisena at the President Secretariat yesterday, he had agreed to release the sugar stocks alrea...

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JVP calls for dissolving parliament

2018-10-16   |   Politics

The present crisis cannot be resolved by forming a caretaker government with Mahinda Rajapakass as the PM, the JVP says.   Addressing the med...

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