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Serious Blow in the Offing?
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Serious Blow in the Offing?

Former head of of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka has forewarned of a potential serious blow to democracy. Mr…

byCeylon Independent26/07/2024
President calls for urgent talks to resolve IGP issue
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President calls for urgent talks to resolve IGP issue

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that discussions must be held within this week between the Speaker of the Parliament and…

byCeylon Independent24/07/202428/07/2024
Sri Lanka Central Bank further reduces policy interest rates
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Sri Lanka Central Bank further reduces policy interest rates

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate…

byCeylon Independent24/07/2024
SC Issues Interim Order Barring Deshabandu from IGP Post
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SC Issues Interim Order Barring Deshabandu from IGP Post

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Supreme Court issued an interim order restraining the exercising duties of Deshbandu Tennakoon as Inspector…

byCeylon Independent24/07/202424/07/2024
AKD meets Japanese state foreign minister in Japan
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AKD meets Japanese state foreign minister in Japan

National Peoples’ Power (NPP) Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently on a visit to Japan, has held discussions…

byCeylon Independent22/07/2024
Court orders to arrest Minister Jeevan Thondaman
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Court orders to arrest Minister Jeevan Thondaman

The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has issued an order to arrest a group of suspects, including Minister of Plantation and…

byCeylon Independent22/07/2024
Sri Lanka Caught In A Constitutional Quagmire
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Sri Lanka Caught In A Constitutional Quagmire

The looming Presidential election to be soon followed by the General Election of the Parliament has lead to confused conjectures…

byCeylon Independent22/07/2024
Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential election race
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Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential election race

US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying “it is in the best…

byCeylon Independent21/07/2024
AKD leaves for Japan
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AKD leaves for Japan

Leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake left for a visit to Japan on Thursday, it…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024
President gazettes 22nd Amendment amid Presidential Election Controversy
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President gazettes 22nd Amendment amid Presidential Election Controversy

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution has been published via Gazette by order of the President. The development comes just…

byCeylon Independent19/07/2024

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