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Faraz Shauketaly with Mr. Harshana Nanayakkara

byCeylon Independent06/01/202206/01/2022
WATCH : Rajitha, Harin clash with Jayasumana over NMRA missing data
LocalLOCALPOLITICS

WATCH : Rajitha, Harin clash with Jayasumana over NMRA missing data

An intense discussion was held in Parliament today pertaining to the data reported missing from the National Medicines Regulatory Authority…

byP C James23/09/202123/09/2021
BUSINESSECONOMYHOME RIGHT TOP NEWSLocalMain StoryNEWSPOLITICS

NIVARD CABRAAL BEGINS RECORD SETTING THIRD TERM AS GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK

  Ajith Nivard Cabraal became the first person in the history of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank to serve in the…

byTeam Independent15/09/202115/09/2021
HOME RIGHT TOP NEWSLocalLocalMain StoryNEWSPOLITICS

LAKSHMAN AS EXPECTED ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION – NO WORD OF CONFIRMATION FROM CABRAAL. Who will succeed Nivard as MP

The annoucement from Sri Lanka’s Central Bank surprised no body. Prof W Lakshman announced that come 14th September 2021 he…

byTeam Independent10/09/202110/09/2021
Ranil Wickremesinghe may creep into the parliament?
LocalPOLITICS

Ranil Wickremesinghe may creep into the parliament?

Former minister Arjuna Ranatunga said that the United National Party ( UNP) representatives have requested for party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe…

byAyman Ameer23/11/2020
PCoI on Political Persecution fires back against arrest warrant issued on Secretary of PCoI
Local

PCoI on Political Persecution fires back against arrest warrant issued on Secretary of PCoI

The Permanent High Court Trial at Bar issued a warrant for the arrest of Pearl K. Weerasinghe, the Secretary of…

byTeam Independent06/03/2020
Decision on issuing arrest warrants against Ravi & 11 others today
Local

Decision on issuing arrest warrants against Ravi & 11 others today

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court will deliver the decision on whether arrest warrants will be issued on former Finance Minister…

byTeam Independent06/03/2020
Local

64 MPs to lose pensions if parliament dissolves today

If the parliament of Sri Lanka is dissolved at midnight today as planned, 64 parliamentarians will lose out on their…

byTeam Independent02/03/202002/03/2020
Local

UNP Working Committee agrees on ‘Elephant’ symbol

The majority of the United National Party (UNP) Working Committee has agreed to contest the upcoming general election under the…

byTeam Independent02/03/202002/03/2020
SriLankan to be summoned before COPE today
Local

SriLankan to be summoned before COPE today

The officials of SriLankan Airlines are scheduled to appear before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today (19). The Department…

byTeam Independent19/02/2020

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WHEN POWER IS WRAPPED IN ROBES

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ISRAELI EXPANSION POLICY AT PLAY IN THE LEBANON – WHILST THE DEMOCRATIC WORLD IS DEAF AND BLIND

byFaraz Shauketaly 12/05/202612/05/2026

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