No opposition within Govt, says Dinesh, several UPFA members will abstain, says John
The proposed amendments to the existing elections system will be brought before Parliament after the Constitutional Amendments Bill which will be taken up on Wednesday (Sept. 08), Chief Government Whi...
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India pushes Lanka on political settlement
India has conveyed to Sri Lanka that beyond resettling and rehabilitating displaced Tamils, Colombo should begin the political process to resolve festering ethnic issues that plunged the island nation...
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Direct air links between Kunming and Colombo soon
Public Management Reforms Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka welcomed the initiative taken by the Yunnan Province Governor in China, Qin Guangron to launch a direct air link between the capital of Yu...
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Opposition MPs Back Government
UNP MP Earl Gunasekara has reportedly taken a decision to back the proposed reforms to the constitution next week. In doing this, he will be voting with the Government, despite being a member of the O...
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Month of Ramazan begins [Aug 12 2010]
The Colombo Grand Mosque has announced that month of Ramazan has commenced with the sighting of the moon this evening. Muslims in Sri Lanka begin their month long fasting at dawn on Thursday (August 1...
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2 Eastern Province youths arrested in Jaffna
Sri Lanka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) special police from Colombo arrested two youths from Eastern Province Thursday in Nalloor in Jaffna claiming they were robbers, Jaffna police sources ...
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Promised election wells are in closure at Padiyathalawa- Daya Gamage
to resolve water problem in the area before the election are now in the process of shutting down, said Eastern Provincial Council Opposition leader Daya Gamage.
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Series of court cases for CBK
The Government is planning to file a series of legal cases against former President Chandrika Bandaranaike for deals which she reached without Cabinet approval.
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Apparel sector lost 15 percent revenue due to loss of GSP Plus
Several industrialists point out that the apparel sector will face a revenue decrease of approximately 15 per cent due to the loss of GSP Plus concessions. Speaking at a seminar organised on the GSP P...
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Thevarapperuma released on bail
The UNP Parliamentarian for Kalutara District Palithe Thevarapperuma has been released on bail today. Mathugama Magistrate released Mr. Thevarapperuma on a Rs.25,000 bail on an order issued by the App...
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Immigration Department to take legal action against a Cabinet decision
The Trade Union attached to the Immigration Department would likely to take legal action against the Cabinet decision to re-recruit one hundred unskilled employees as staff grade officers, union Offic...
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Karunaratne stars in Sri Lanka A win
Dimuth Karunaratne's maiden one-day hundred and a little help from Duckworth-Lewis saw Sri Lanka A beat Pakistan A by seven runs at the P Sara Oval on Thursday. With two overs remaining, Sri Lanka sti...
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Peace agreed between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen
The fishing industry is vital for both countries, but Indian vessels exploit their greater technological weight to beat the Sinhalese to catches. To avoid further clashes at sea, a peace encounter is ...
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Const. amendment bill debate and vote on same day Govt.
The Government will take the constitutional amendment bill for debate on September 8 and vote will be taken on the same day, Government Chief Whip Dinesh Gunawardena said today.
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SLA deserters rob jewelry posing as Interpol officers
Kosawathe police in Chilaw district arrested Wednesday six deserters of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) including an officer who had robbed one million rupees worth jewelry from a woman who had recently returned...
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Massive anti Con reform protest in Ampara
This protest was led by former JVP parliamentarian Wasantha Piyathissa, Urban Council member Wijaya Weerasuriya, Namal Oya Pradeshiya Sabba members Dammika Batagoda and several others.The JVP is now i...
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Tamils want Ottawa to stop making unproven accusations
TORONTO Ottawa must stop making allegations that some illegal Tamil immigrants may have terrorist links and instead produce evidence, the Canadian Tamil Congress said Wednesday. Authorities ne...
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Sri Lankan fishermen hard hit by peace
TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Fishermen in the Sri Lankan port of Trincomalee hoped the end of the island's civil war would bring prosperity, but dynamite and corruption now threaten their ...
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Massive anti con reform protest in Ampara
This protest was led by former JVP parliamentarian Wasantha Piyathissa, Urban Council member Wijaya Weerasuriya, Namal Oya Pradeshiya Sabba members Dammika Batagoda and several others participated.The...
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