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Reprieve for coalition
LOCALMain Story

Reprieve for coalition

By Dharisha Bastians President Maithripala Sirisena’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party announced it would remain in the ruling national unity coalition…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/02/2018
Sri Lanka parliament to debate Presidential Commissions’ reports on February 6
LOCAL

Sri Lanka parliament to debate Presidential Commissions’ reports on February 6

Sri Lanka’s parliament today announced that the parliamentary debate on the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquiry into…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/01/2018
President Sirisena elaborates on the SLFP and possible successors
LOCAL

President Sirisena elaborates on the SLFP and possible successors

President Maithripala Sirisena announced that the Pakistani Prime Minister has promised to immediately dispatch 40,000 metric tonnes of Urea fertilizer…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/12/2017
MP Sriyani Wijewickrama commences work
LOCAL

MP Sriyani Wijewickrama commences work

Digamadulla District Member of Parliament, Sriyani Wijewickrama, commenced work today, December 18, at the Provincial Council and Local Government polls.…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/12/2017
MP Sriyani Wijayawickrama sworn in as state minister of local government and provincial councils
LOCAL

MP Sriyani Wijayawickrama sworn in as state minister of local government and provincial councils

MP Sriyani Wijayawickrama was sworn in as the State Minister of Local government and provincial councils before President Maithripala Sirisena…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/12/2017
Sri Lanka PM assures former president’s security during elections
LOCAL

Sri Lanka PM assures former president’s security during elections

Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that 154 police security personnel have been assigned to the security detail of former President and…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/12/2017
Several JO party leaders absent at NFF-organised rally
LOCAL

Several JO party leaders absent at NFF-organised rally

A public rally is ongoing in Badulla. The rally has been organised by the National Freedom Front. The rally is…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/12/2017
Party leaders meeting tomorrow regarding the postponement of Local Government election
LOCAL

Party leaders meeting tomorrow regarding the postponement of Local Government election

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today announced in parliament that a party leaders’ meeting will be called tomorrow (24) to discuss the…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/11/2017

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BUSINESS

NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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