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PM instructs not to rush to announce a UNP Presidential candidate
Prime Minster and United National Party (UNP) leader has advised the UNP parliamentary group not to be hasty to announce a name of the Presidential Read more…
Economy in Sri Lanka continues to bleed
While the people of this country are suffering from not being able to fulfil their basic requirements, the economic situation in the country continues to Read more…
Yesterday Tamils, today Muslims and tomorrow who?
From the time of S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike’s election victory in 1956, one and only one issue had dominated political party campaigns in this country; and that Read more…
Major General Shavendra Silva’s service extended
President Maithripala Sirisena in his capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has extended the service of Major General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Staff Read more…
SL sign agreement to send unlimited skilled workers to Japan
An agreement will be signed by the Sri Lankan and Japanese governments tomorrow (19), enabling Sri Lanka to send an unlimited number of skilled workers Read more…
Indian military lands in Sri Lanka »
A 159 strong Indian military delegation have arrived in Sri Lanka while a 162 member team of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces left to India, Read more…
UK notes unique bilateral relationship with Sri Lanka »
Britain has noted that its bilateral relationship with Sri Lanka is unique.
The British High Commission in Colombo and the British Council celebrated Her Majesty Read more…
Family tussle over Pohottuwa Prez candidacy: Chamal, Gota, or Shiranthi? »
Politicians representing ethnic minority parties in the Joint Opposition prefer Chamal Rajapaksa to Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the Pohottuwa candidate in the forthcoming Presidential elections later Read more…
Strong opposition to President’s non-binding referendum move »
President Maithripala Sirisena wants to conduct a non-binding national referendum to seek public approval for parliamentary general elections ahead of the presidential poll this year.
Former Minister Kabir Hashim requested to join the cabinet soon »
Cabinet Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs and deputy leader of the United National Party (UNP) requested the Former Minister Kabir Hashim, who resigned Read more…
Namal to wed on Modi’s birthday »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, declared India’s cherubic High Commissioner, Taranjit Singh Sandhu at a recent lecture, is “not only the leader of the largest democracy Read more…
IS sympathisers were already radicalised: police »
The three IS-sympathisers arrested by the Coimbatore City Police for alleged conspiracy to stage terror attacks in Coimbatore were radicalised much before the Easter Sunday Read more…
Buddhists across the globe celebrate Poson poya today »
Buddhists across the globe celebrates Poson Poya today (June 16). In 236 BC on a day like today, during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa, and Read more…
Gotabaya will sit on the President’s chair – Rohitha Abeygunawardene »
Speaking at a press briefing of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), UPFA MP Rohitha Abeygunawardene commented on the presidential elections.
He claimed that the Read more…
Who will be the UNP’s presidential candidate? »
Speaking on the presidential candidate to be put forward by the United National Party, the General Secretary of UNP Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said that the Read more…
