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Govt. should reconsider SL-Singapore FTA- Mahinda
BUSINESS

Govt. should reconsider SL-Singapore FTA- Mahinda

The government should reconsider the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as it includes several clauses that are disadvantageous to…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/08/2018
I don’t know Mahendran’s whereabouts says PM
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I don’t know Mahendran’s whereabouts says PM

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that he is unaware of former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran’s whereabouts. The Prime Minister…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/06/2018
JVP hands over 20th amendment to Constitution to Speaker
LOCAL

JVP hands over 20th amendment to Constitution to Speaker

Sri Lanka’s Marxist party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has handed over the 20th amendment of the Constitution to the Secretary…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/05/2018
JVP to present 20A this week
LOCAL

JVP to present 20A this week

The JVP is expected to present the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution that will result in the abolition of…

byFaraz Shauketaly22/05/2018
Sri Lanka Speaker to make a special statement on unity government tomorrow
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Speaker to make a special statement on unity government tomorrow

Sri Lanka’s Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya told Parliament he will issue a special statement tomorrow (21) regarding the agreement…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/02/2018
LG polls not a referendum – Anura
LOCAL

LG polls not a referendum – Anura

Chief Opposition Whip, JVP Leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the results of the recently concluded local government elections could not…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/02/2018
Sri Lanka parliament debates Presidential Commission reports on bond scam and serious frauds
LOCAL

Sri Lanka parliament debates Presidential Commission reports on bond scam and serious frauds

Sri Lanka parliament today held a special session to debate the reports of the two presidential commissions of inquiry that…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/201807/02/2018
PM says parliamentary debate on bond commission and PRECIFAC reports on February 8th
LOCAL

PM says parliamentary debate on bond commission and PRECIFAC reports on February 8th

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the Parliament will be convened on February 8 to debate the two reports of the…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/01/2018
Law and Order Minister commends tri-forces and police for swiftly controlling the Gintota situation
LOCAL

Law and Order Minister commends tri-forces and police for swiftly controlling the Gintota situation

Sri Lanka’s Law and Order and Southern Development Minister praised the tri-forces and police for their commitment to neutralize the…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2017
No need to postpone LG elections, both SLFP and UNP stress
LOCAL

No need to postpone LG elections, both SLFP and UNP stress

The two major political parties of the government have stressed that they have no intention to postpone the local government…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/11/2017

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