The extremist Buddhist organization in Sri Lanka, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) made a request to the President Maithripala Sirisena to pardon its leader Galagodaaththe Gnanasara
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SL Ambassador to Qatar forcibly took over Sri Lankan school in Doha: JO
The Joint Opposition yesterday charged that the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Qatar A. S. P. Liyanage had wrested control of the Stafford Sri Lankan School
Development projects fail set targets
By Chathuri Dissanyake Almost half of the Government’s development projects and programs managed under 47 line ministries have not reached at least 50% of quarter
Gnanasara Thero sentenced 6 years of rigorous imprisonment
Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero has been convicted of four Contempt of Court charges and sentenced by the Appeal Court to 19 years of rigorous imprisonment,
Decision on Opp. leader this week
Speaker to announce determination before Friday P’ment heats up over JO demand to make Dinesh new Opposition leader Dinesh slams UPFA Gen. Secy as ‘incompetent’
PM says that no proposal was made to him on MP salary hike
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that there was no proposal presented to him or the Cabinet regarding a salary increment of MPs. He points out
Committee appointed to inquire into the train accident
A special committee has been appointed to look into the train accident in Panaliya, Polgahawela, Sri Lanka Railways Additional General Manager (Operations) Wijaya Samarasinghe said.
CB downgrades 2018 growth forecast
Now expects 2018 to end with 4% growth lower from 4.5% forecast earlier 1H growth 3.5%; expects second half to hit 4.6%, Keeps policy rates
Salary Increase for MPs
It was reported that the salaries of all Parliamentarians were to be increased by approximately 215 per cent to be on par with the recent
Two top officers of Perpetual Treasuries arrested for bond scam to become state witnesses
Two officers of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) arrested for the Central Bank bond scam will be produced as state witnesses, the State Counsel told the