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Category: LOCAL

Group of SLPP Ministers and MPs express support to President Ranil
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Group of SLPP Ministers and MPs express support to President Ranil

Despite the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) politburo deciding to field their own candidate in the upcoming Presidential election, a…

byCeylon Independent30/07/2024
RANIL RETURNS
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RANIL RETURNS

The announcement by the SLPP of fielding its own candidate for the 2024 Presidential election sees the formal death of…

byCeylon Independent29/07/2024
DHAMMIKA PERERA likely SLPP candidate
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DHAMMIKA PERERA likely SLPP candidate

In a matter of hours it is likely that billionaire Dhammika Perera will be anointed as the SLPP presidential candidate…

byCeylon Independent29/07/202429/07/2024
SJB questions EC’s double standards after only Sajith’s Sakwala & Husma programs stopped
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SJB questions EC’s double standards after only Sajith’s Sakwala & Husma programs stopped

Sri Lanka’s main opposition, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has questioned the National Election Commission’s lack of equal action concerning…

byCeylon Independent29/07/2024
Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe resigns
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Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe resigns

Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has announced his resignation from the ministerial portfolios of Justice, Prison Affairs, and Constitutional Reforms in anticipation…

byCeylon Independent29/07/2024
Opposition Leader slams President’s remarks on talks with CJ
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Opposition Leader slams President’s remarks on talks with CJ

Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa alleges that the government is spinning new stories to postpone the elections, by claiming that…

byCeylon Independent29/07/2024
A HIDDEN MARINE RESOURCE THAT CAN BENEFIT WORLD CITIZENS AS WELL AS SRI LANKANS
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A HIDDEN MARINE RESOURCE THAT CAN BENEFIT WORLD CITIZENS AS WELL AS SRI LANKANS

Mr. Ranjith Wickramasinghe, a Sri Lankan professional with many years of expatriate experience and now firmly back in Sri Lanka,…

byCeylon Independent29/07/2024
President Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms 2024 election candidacy in Galle
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms 2024 election candidacy in Galle

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, addressing the “Ekwa Jayagamu – Api Galle” rally held at the Galle Municipal Council Stadium, announced his…

byCeylon Independent28/07/2024
Police Constable interdicted after viral video of alleged cannabis frame-up
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Police Constable interdicted after viral video of alleged cannabis frame-up

The Police constable who was captured on video allegedly attempting to plant cannabis in their motor vehicle during a traffic…

byCeylon Independent28/07/2024
IGP issue : BASL condemns Govt for undermining SC order
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IGP issue : BASL condemns Govt for undermining SC order

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly criticized the government’s efforts to undermine the Supreme Court’s interim order…

byCeylon Independent28/07/2024

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