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President in Kantalai, declares open ex Parliamentarian late Gunawardena's statue
President Maithripala Sirisena unveiled the statue of former Parliamentarian late K.D.S. Gunawarden...
Foreign Minister Marapana in Vavuniya
Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana visited Vavuniya recently and held discussions with Vavuniya Governm...
Abduction and disappearance of 11 youths; suspect 'Navy Sampath' taken into custody
The CID has arrested Hettiarachchi Mudiyanselage Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias Navy Sampath,...
Pakistan's Independence Day celebrated in Colombo
Pakistan's Independence Day was celebrated in a glittering ceremony held in Colombo on August 14 un...
Speaker and Opposition Leader grace the Seminar in Kandy on National Religious Harmony
- By J.M.Hafeez Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and Opposition Leader R.Sampanthan graced the seminar on Na...
Queen Elizabeth recognizes Sri Lankan Prashan De Visser as the 65th Global Commonwealth Light
Sri Lankan Prashan De Visser has been recognized the 65th global Commonwealth Point of Light by Her...
Cabinet's nod to Akila's proposal for 13 year mandatory schooling for all students
The Cabinet of Ministers has given approval to a proposal submitted by the Minister of Education Ak...
So called opposition in the House is not real opposition: Vasudeva Nanayakkara
Joint Opposition Parliamentarian Vasudeva Nanayakkara has stated that the parliamentarians presentl...
Welikade Prison female inmates on roof top stir demanding expeditious trial
Female inmates at Welikada prison staged a demonstration on roof top of a building protesting again...
Kumar Sangakkara dismisses reports that he would contest presidential polls as rumours
Former Cricket Captain Kumar Sangakkara has dismissed reports that he will contest the forthcoming...
Your roots are in India, you have grown in Sri Lanka, you have connected two countries: Modi to Hill country Tamils
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has observed that the hill country Tamils of Indian origin have...
The First lot of houses of Indian Housing Project handed over to beneficiaries in Punduloya
The first lot of houses built under the Indian Housing Project in Plantation Areas was handed over...
Speaker's ruling is final, cannot be canvassed even in a Court of law: Lakshman Kiriella
Leader, House and Sate Enterprise Development Minister Lakshman Kiriella has observed that the ruli...
The struggle for opposition leader's post is on: Bandula
JO Parliamentarian Bandula Gunawardena has stated that the struggle to get the post of the oppositi...
Speaker reinforces the legitimacy of Sampanthan to be Opposition Leader
Karu Jayasuriya has upheld the legitimacy of Sampanthan to continue to hold the post of the opposit...
Release 'Draft Zero' document submitted to Steering Committee: Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
Executive Director of the Centre For Policy Alternatives Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu has urged th...
Fisheries Minister in Mullaitheewu, meets fishermen holding demonstrations
Fisheries Minister Wijemuni Soyza visited Mullaitheewu, met fishermen who are holding demonstration...
All Ceylon Women's Buddhist Congress holds its 69th AGM
The 69th AGM of the All Ceylon Women's Buddhist Congress (ACWBC) was held on July 21 at the Congres...
Resolve problems through discussions, resorting to TU action without being humane is condemnable: President
President Maithripala Sirisena has stated that trade unions must resolve their problems through dis...
27 Tamil Nadu fishermen nabbed for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters
Sri Lankan Navy recently took twenty seven (27) Tamil Nadu fishermen into custody allegedly for eng...
Pakistan Maritime Security Ship ' Kashmir' to arrive in Colombo Port on Aug 13
Pakistan Maritime Security Ship (PMSS) "Kashmir" is to arrive at Colombo Port on a four-day goodwil...
Jaffna Mayor and Batticaloa Mayor meet ITAK General Secretary
Jaffna Mayor Arnold and Batticaloa Mayor T.Saravanapavan met with the General Secretary of the Illa...
Five member expert panel to study Sri Lanka-Singapore FTA, submit report
A five member expert panel has been appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena to study the Sri La...
Karunanithy was engaged in Lankan Tamil question, extended solidarity during ethnic conflict years: Sampanthan
Opposition Leader and Tamil National Alliance Leader octogenarian R.Sampanthan has observed that th...
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Abduction and disappearance of 11 youths; suspect 'Navy Sampath' taken into custody
The CID has arrested Hettiarachchi Mudiyanselage Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias Navy Sampath, a suspect in the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths in 2008 and 2009. He was a Lieutenant
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Legislature
Offering mantle of opposition leader to UPFA will be a bad precedent in Parliamentary Democracy; Bimal cautions Dinesh
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna Parliamentarian Bimal Rathnayake has observed that granting the post of the opposition leader to the JO will...
Joint Opposition seeking opposition leader's post will be mockery of democracy: Sumanthiran responds to Dinesh
Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian M A Sumanthiran has observed that Joint Opposition claiming the post of the opposition leader while...
Sampanthan holding opposition leader post is distortion of parliamentary democracy, Mahinda leads largest group: Dinesh
JO Leader Dinesh Gunawardena has pleaded that Tamil Naional Alliance Leader holding the post of the opposition leader is a...
Jayampathy Wickremaratne dismisses allegations of dividing the country through new constitution
United National Party Parliamentarian Constitutional Expert Dr. Jayampathy Wickremaratne has dismissed the allegation that there was an attempt to clandestinely...
Allegations of forgery etc are unfounded and deliberately made to mislead the country: Sumanthiran
Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian M.A.Sumanthiran has denied allegations made by Joint Opposition Parliamentarians that certain signatures on the draft of...
A plot is hatched to oust President through constitutional amendment: Dayasiri Jayasekera
Former Minister and United Peoples Freedom Alliance MP Dayasiri Jayasekera has charged that a plot was being hatched to remove...
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Sri Lanka Cricket Team visits Cancer Hospital in Maharagama
Sri Lanka Cricket team on Tuesday visited the Apeksha Cancer Hospital in Maharagama and donated...
Road Show hosted ahead of Tamil Nadu Global Food Expo and Summit
A road show was held in Colombo at Hotel Galadari recently ahead of Tamil Nadu...
YWCA felicitates Jean Arasanyagam
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) has felicitated Jean Arsanayagam for winning the 2017 Gratiaen Prize....
All Island School Cycling 2018 held in Trincomalee
- By S.Kathiravan The All Island School Cycling 2018 contest was held in Trincomalee...
Wellawatte Nithyakalyani Jewellery installs drinking water dispenser
Wellawatte Nithyakalyani Jewellery installed a drinking water dispenser for the general public in front of...
International Vesak celebrations in Malaysia
International Vesak Celebration was held at the Buddhist Maha Viharaya in Malaysia with the Most...
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