President seeks AG’s help to break deadlock between PUCSL and CEB

2018-05-30   |   Politics

PUCSL still opposed to CEB’s original plan submitted in 2017 CEB insistent on getting approval for original plan CEB Engineers’ Union call...

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Sports Minister directs SLC to take prompt action on ‘pitch fixing’

2018-05-28   |   Politics

Sports Minister Faiszer Mustapha has in a letter addressed to the secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket has directed the national body for the sport to promp...

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Ex-President says govt harasses Rajapaksas out of fear

2018-05-28   |   Politics

KANDY – Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said in Kandy that the government is scared of the Rajapaksas and they were harassed due to that fear...

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722 two new houses in Colombo vested with low income families by the President.

2018-05-25   |   Politics

Seven hundred and twenty two (722) newly built houses of Madampitiya, Henemulla, “Methsanda Sevana“ housing scheme were vested with low income fam...

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Government to remain neutral on commemoration activities in North for 18 May

2018-05-17   |   Politics

The Government yesterday (16 May) said that it would remain impartial with regard to the planned commemoration activities by the Northern Provincial C...

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Presidential-aspirant Gota gets going on Vision 2030

2018-05-14   |   Politics

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa addressing the Viyathmaga Forum at Shangri La Hotel yesterday Over 2,000 professionals and business lea...

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Won’t retire in 2020: President

2018-05-08   |   Politics

President Maithripala Sirisena today declared that he would not retire from politics in 2020 as he had to complete his mission to serve the people and...

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SLC elections to be postponed

2018-04-28   |   Politics

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Minister vows action after Yala bear saga

2018-04-27   |   Politics

While stating that there is a threat to wildlife in the Yala National Park due to the action of some people, Wildlife Minister Ravindra Samaraweera ye...

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Social media ban: Undue pressure from diplomats: President

2018-04-19   |   Politics

When the Sri Lankan Government took action to impose the curfew, banning the social media and declaring the State of Emergency to control the Sinhala-...

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Only President can win 2020: Duminda

2018-04-19   |   Politics

The General Secretary of the SLFP Duminda Dissanayake yesterday said that he did not like to respond to the remarks made by SLFP Parliamentarian Dilan...

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President arrives in London to participate in CHOGM

2018-04-17   |   Politics

President Maithripala Sirisena reached London this morning (April 16) to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2018. He was rece...

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Four temp. Ministers appointed in place of six SLFPers

2018-04-13   |   Politics

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed four acting ministers to temporarily handle the Ministerial portfolios which were vacated by six Sri Lank...

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President in dilemma: UNP all out to oust SLFP ministers

2018-04-09   |   Politics

President Maithripala Sirisena now has another serious problem to contend with as the UNP is all out to oust the SLFP ministers who voted for the ...

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Ranil urges UNP to prepare for elections

2018-04-06   |   Politics

Leader of the UNP and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, having  defeated the No Confidence Motion (NCM) brought against him by the Sri Lanka Poduj...

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Ranil urged to quit unity govt, bring in SF as law and order minister

2018-04-04   |   Politics

An overtly anti-Joint Opposition  civil society grouping that campaigned for 2015 change of government yesterday said that the National Unity Governm...

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January 2015,Presidential election : BJP IT expert advised Rajapaksas

2018-04-02   |   Politics

After three years of claiming that India helped the common opposition to victory in January 2015, a top Rajapaksa administration official openly admit...

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Vajira reads the riot act to President,

2018-03-29   |   Politics

"says no-faith motion is illegal; Sirisena has no power to remove PM" The UNP yesterday warned President Maithripala Sirisena and the SLFP that the no...

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President brings CB under Finance Ministry purview

2018-03-29   |   Politics

In a major and contentious move, the President Maithripala Sirisena, issuing an Extraordinary Gazette notification last evening, removed the Central B...

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JO alleges MPs offered Rs. 100 mn each to vote against no-faith motion

2018-03-28   |   Politics

Members of parliament have been offered as much as Rs. 100 mn each to oppose the no-confidence motion (NCM) moved against Prime Minister and UNP leade...

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Government to create three BOI zones

2018-03-27   |   Politics

The government will speed up creating three new Board of Investment (BOI) zones at Bingiriya, Mawathagama, Milleniya and Charlimount (Matara). A budg...

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Development Finance Bank to be established – Prime Minister

2018-03-27   |   Politics

Government in talks with private sector regarding amendments to Inland Revenue Act Prime Minister proposes Sri Lanka join Regional Comprehensi...

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Hakeem warns of divorce ‘Difficult to continue political marriage with UNP’

2018-03-26   |   Politics

With Joint Opposition members being busy, mustering support from all parties to win the no-confidence motion moved against Prime Minister Ranil Wickre...

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President abolishes PM-led Economic Committee

2018-03-26   |   Politics

The Cabinet of Ministers last week approved the Cabinet Paper on the abolition of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management (CCEM) under Prime Mini...

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