FinMin puts bunching debt figure at US $ 15bn between 2019 and 2022
The headroom to tackle Sri Lanka’s worsening public debt situation appears to be disappearing as the government estimates a whopping US $ 15 billion...
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Money talks for prisoners #967 and #968
They were accused of being involved in a major Treasury bond scam but putting them behind bars did not stop them from using the money they had to brib...
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National Audit Bill presented to P’ment
The long-awaited National Audit Bill was presented in Parliament yesterday by the Government as it seeks to widen the powers of the Auditor General an...
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NCM: TNA’s final decision this morning
SLMC likely to back Ranil. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has postponed till 10.00 am today in making a final decision on the no-confidence again...
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Nation nervy over No-confidence today!
Ranil and UNP confident of defeating motion TNA and SLMC to vote in support of PM UNF throws support behind PM, insists they have numbersÂ...
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Nearly 11.8 million signed up for Obamacare for 2018, but questions arise for next year
Obamacare remained popular with millions of Americans in 2018, despite the Trump administration's repeated attacks. Nearly 11.8 million people select...
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Bank of Ceylon soars higher in 2017
The Bank of Ceylon has ended 2017 with another spearheading record of Rs. 30.3 billion Profit Before Tax (PBT), its highest-ever PBT. The Bank has re...
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University non-academic strike likely to end today
The strike of the university non-academic staff, which had dragged on for 35 days was likely to end today, after a meeting among the members of the Un...
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UNP sure of defeating NCM - Akila
The UNP yesterday vowed to defeat the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe securing more than 120 votes. With less t...
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Protest march to oust Ranil
Attorney-at-Law Maithri Gunaratne, who has organized a march, from Kandy to Colombo, in a bid to force Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to resign f...
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Ranil likely to make the great escape
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to come out victorious on April 4 when the no-confidence motion against him is debated and a vote is t...
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Putin Gotabaya In Context – Pun Intended
I support Putin, just as I support Mahinda, and with more caution and caveats, am willing to support Gotabaya if the need arises, because I remember w...
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CPC loses Rs. 266 million a week: Fuel pricing formula urgently needed
The Government has no funds to keep propping up the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), though it has chosen to keep selling fuel at current prices ev...
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GCE O/L 2017: 10,000 candidates secure ‘A’ passes for all subjects
Outstation students have secured top fifteen places at the G. C. E. O/L examination 2017 according to results released at Wednesday midnight by the Ex...
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US GSP duty free access effective for Sri Lanka from April 22
The re-authorised US GSP scheme enabling duty free exports will become effective for Sri Lankan exporters from 22 April, Minister of Industry and Comm...
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Google’s womenwill programme-launch in Sri Lanka
Google started Womenwill as a global initiative to help make a difference in bridging gender gaps and empowering women worldwide, by focusing their re...
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UNP ready for drastic changes in Govt - Rajitha
If the SLFP Ministers of the Yahapalana Government propose to the other coalition partner UNP to effect drastic changes in the Government including th...
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Reviving education in North will take years: PM
It would take at least another ten years to revive the fallen education system in the North, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. Prime Mi...
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SLFP proposes ‘broader national’ govt. without Ranil as Premier
The SLFP yesterday proposed a broader coalition sans UNP leader and PM Wickremesinghe to implement President Maithripala Sirisena’s 2015 mandate. ...
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Sajin Vaas interrogated by SIU
Former SLFP Parliamentarian Sajin Vaas Gunawardana was interrogated by the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) yesterday (27) over several allegat...
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Not justifiable to label violent incidents as communal violence: Mahanayake Theras
Maha Nayaka Thera of the Malwatta Chapter Most Ven. Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Thera today told a group of European Union Ambassadors that it was not ...
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Prez hits out at Ranil
President Maithripala Sirisena had criticized Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Government at yesterday’s (27) Cabinet meeting over the co...
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100-man contingent delayed pending HRCSL clearance
SLA deployment in Lebanon under UN command: The deployment of 101 member Sri Lankan Army contingent in Lebanon under UN command has been delayed pendi...
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