Prez won’t give in to Geneva dictates; no decision yet on executive presidency
Constitutional reforms: The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) yesterday declared that it was yet to decide on its position on the executive presidency th...
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Close anti-corruption loopholes
President urges international community: Lanka to claim top spot in fighting graft: President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday called for the closi...
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Mahindananda makes serious allegations
UPFA Kandy District Parliamentarian, Mahindananda Aluthgamage told a Media briefing, that the new Constitution proposes to vest the power to remove ...
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Sri Lanka, China, India jointly invest US$ 700 mn to develop Lankan ports
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), China and India are jointly investing over US$ 700 million to develop three key ports in Sri Lanka in the next three...
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SL Women will live longer UN
Serious issues around men’s health and the physical risks for men are reflected in projections for male life expectancy at 71.7 years in 2021, compa...
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Port of Colombo transshipment volumes increase by 19.8 %
Establishing a record in transshipment operations, the Port of Colombo has witnessed the highest growth of 19.8% in transshipment container throughput...
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Austin named envoy to India
Former Secretary to President Maithripala Sirisena and distinguished civil servant Austin Fernando has been designated as Sri Lanka’s High Commiss...
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MR violated country’s sovereignty by accepting bribe from China: Kabir
Minister of Highways Kabir Hashim yesterday charged that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had not only accepted a bribe from China Harbour Engineeri...
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NDB secures loan up to $75 m with Commerzbank Germany
National Development Bank (NDB) has successfully negotiated a loan up to $75 million, from Commerzbank Aktikengsellschaft Germany recently. Dubai-base...
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Hansika gets Asian Games boost
Sri Lanka’s boxing ambitions at next month’s Asian Games, received another shot in the arm, with Keshani Hansika winning a bronze medal in the lig...
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CPC loses Rs. 5.4 b from kerosene sales
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) incurred a loss of Rs. 5.4 billion from the sale of kerosene oil in 2017, the Government told Parliament yester...
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Feeding alcohol to toddler: Father says it was water in the bottle
The father of the baby, who was seen in a social media video, feeding it with a beer bottle, told court yesterday that it was water that was in the bo...
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No downsizing of Army - PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (18), told Parliament that Army Commander Lieutenant General, Mahesh Senanayake was willing to meet Oppo...
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US still can move resolutions though not being member of UNHRC - Spokesperson
Sri Lanka accountability issues: In spite of quitting the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the US, as an Observer still can c...
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Glyphosate ban revocation comes under fire
The Joint Opposition (JO) and Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera yesterday (17), demanded that the Government reveal its true stance on the...
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FUEL PRICING FORMULAE, A VITAL COG IN THE WHEEL - ECONOMISTS
Experts say keeping price of fuel below the global market determined level is an implicit subsidy that is reflected in CEYPETCO losses and has to be f...
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CC: JO wants Dinesh to replace Sampanthan
Having secured the support of a section of the SLFP parliamentary group loyal to President Maithripala Sirisena, the Joint Opposition intends to step ...
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Inconsistencies on ICC’s part — Lankan trio begs for least possible punishment
Sri Lanka cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal, coach Chandika Hathurusingha and manager Asanka Gurusinha have blamed match officials of misleading them d...
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Army moves to relocate troops into Jaffna Fort meets stiff resistance
The historic Dutch Fort of Jaffna, recently restored at a cost of Rs 104 million is emerging as a bone of contention, with the military trying to relo...
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FSP Leader asks why the JVP has gone silent on govt rogues it helped to bring to power
Frontline Socialist Party Leader Kumar Gunaratnam told a meeting in Kandy on Saturday (14) that the Sri Lanka-Singapore Agreement was a danger to the ...
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Prisons Dept. to enlist 2 new hangmen
The Prisons Department will call for applications to recruit two hangmen next week to carry out death sentences, Prisons Spokesman Commissioner Thusha...
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MPs can sell their duty free vehicles
CIABOC determination: The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has cleared the way for lawmakers to sell super luxu...
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