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Category: The Short News

The top 10 stories you need to know each morning

The Short News

The Day Brief of December 17, 2017

1. James Dauris, High Commissioner of United Kingdom, (one of the main countries that supported the Geneva UNHRC resolutions against…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 16, 2017

1. “The Prime Minister is boasting that he got a cheque for USD 290 million from the Chinese by selling…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 15, 2017

1. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa invites people to cast their votes at the upcoming Local Government Election on the basis…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 14, 2017

1. Constitution making process continues unabated notwithstanding various assurances: Debate on six sub-committees to be followed by final report to…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 13, 2017

1. Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe says Sri Lanka should be ashamed to have been called one of the four countries…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 11, 2017

1. Train strike continues: Government’s Essential Services Order ignored by strikers: children sitting GCE O/Level badly affected 2. No Fertilizer:…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 12, 2017

1. Train strike nears a week: General public and school children greatly inconvenienced: People seen travelling dangerously on top of…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/201712/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 10, 2017

1. Sri Lanka sets new world record: International Parliamentary Association reveals that Sri Lanka is the country with the highest…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 09, 2017

1. Hambantota Port handed over to Chinese company with 25 year tax holiday 2. Railway strike continues for third day:…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/2017
The Short News

The Day Brief of December 08, 2017

President Sirisena gives yet another extension to the Bond Comm:original completion date was 27th April 2017, and new completion date…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/12/201708/12/2017

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