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“Crisis Outsourcing vs State Capacity”
ECONOMYMain Story

“Crisis Outsourcing vs State Capacity”

Outsourcing Sovereignty: When a Country Needs Consultants to Save It Sri Lanka did not just default in 2022. It revealed…

byCeylon Independent05/02/202605/02/2026
President Wickremesinghe Assures Northern Citizens of Inclusivity;  DisplacedTo Be Settled By 2025
LOCALLocalMain Story

President Wickremesinghe Assures Northern Citizens of Inclusivity; DisplacedTo Be Settled By 2025

During the Jaffna and Kilinochchi District Coordinating Committee meeting on the 4th January, President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed crucial issues concerning…

byCeylon Independent05/01/2024
POLITICAL PALPITATIONS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE LASTING CHANGES WITHIN POLITICS
Main StoryOPINIONS

POLITICAL PALPITATIONS UNLIKELY TO CAUSE LASTING CHANGES WITHIN POLITICS

Sirisena’s meetings seen as exploratory, MR & Co continue to observe whilst Central Bank Governor comes under fire.   The…

byAdmin12/10/201812/10/2018
Media Minister cautions against false reporting on the alleged conspiracy to assassinate President
LOCAL

Media Minister cautions against false reporting on the alleged conspiracy to assassinate President

Minister of Finance and Mass Media, Mangala Samaraweera states that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is conducting investigations into serious…

byFaraz Shauketaly27/09/2018
Military campaign was against LTTE and not against Tamils: Rajapaksa
LOCAL

Military campaign was against LTTE and not against Tamils: Rajapaksa

In a major public speech delivered in New Delhi on Wednesday former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa reached out to…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/09/2018
I offered to meet Prabhakaran in Kilinochchi – Rajapaksa
LOCAL

I offered to meet Prabhakaran in Kilinochchi – Rajapaksa

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that when he first came to power he did send peace emissaries to…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/09/2018
MR pledges comeback
LOCALMain Story

MR pledges comeback

By Chathuri Dissanayake Nearly 3,000 loyalists of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday occupied the Lake House Roundabout in Fort and…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/09/2018
700 buses set off from Kurunegala for ’Jana Balaya’ rally
LOCAL

700 buses set off from Kurunegala for ’Jana Balaya’ rally

Seven hundred buses representing the Kurunegala district have already left for Colombo carrying participants to the ‘Jana Balaya Colombata’ protest…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/09/2018
Jana Balaya Colombata: Main rally at Lake House Roundabout
LOCALTOP STORY

Jana Balaya Colombata: Main rally at Lake House Roundabout

The Joint Opposition has decided to stage the main public rally of its protest campaign “Jana Balaya Colombata” at the…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/09/201805/09/2018
Final decision on how Jana Balaya will reach Colombo at 1pm
LOCAL

Final decision on how Jana Balaya will reach Colombo at 1pm

A final decision regarding the details of the ‘Jana Balaya’ rally will be declared at around 1 pm today (05)…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/09/2018

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