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Category: POLITICS

Body politic with a weak skeletal structure
Local

Body politic with a weak skeletal structure

By Vishvanath   A political party system is the skeletal structure of the body politic and its health is a…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/02/2020
Sajith gets control of UNP-led Alliance
Local

Sajith gets control of UNP-led Alliance

UNP Parliamentarian Nalin Bandara says Sajith Premadasa’s supporters are happy with the party’s decision to appoint him as the leader…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/02/2020
Ajith Prasanna and two retired intelligence officers remanded
Local

Ajith Prasanna and two retired intelligence officers remanded

Retired Major Ajith Prasanna and two retired intelligence officers have been remanded until February 14 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court,…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/01/202031/01/2020
Sajith willing to be UNP-led alliance’s leader – Nalin Bandara
Local

Sajith willing to be UNP-led alliance’s leader – Nalin Bandara

Parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa says that he is agreeable to be the leader of the UNP-led alliance and the prime ministerial…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/01/202031/01/2020
European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK’s exit
The world

European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK’s exit

Members of the European Parliament have overwhelmingly backed the terms of the UK’s departure from the EU. MEPs ratified the…

byTeam Independent30/01/2020
Ajith P. Perera and Sarath Fonseka out of UNP’s Working Committee?
LOCALLocal

Ajith P. Perera and Sarath Fonseka out of UNP’s Working Committee?

UNP MPs Ajith P. Perera and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka have not been included in the newly appointed Working Committee…

byTeam Independent30/01/202030/01/2020
MP Ranjan Ramanayake has been further remanded
LocalLOCALLocalNEWSPOLITICS

MP Ranjan Ramanayake has been further remanded

MP Ranjan Ramanayake has been further remanded until February 12 by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court.

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202029/01/2020
Trump releases long-awaited Middle-East peace plan
The worldWORLD

Trump releases long-awaited Middle-East peace plan

US President Donald Trump has presented his long-awaited Middle East peace plan, promising to keep Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital.…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
AG meets Speaker over arrest warrant on HC Judge Gihan Pilapitiya
LOCALLocal

AG meets Speaker over arrest warrant on HC Judge Gihan Pilapitiya

Attorney General Dappula de Livera has met Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya last night (28) over his instructions to obtain…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020
Former COPE Chief wants President to implement law on forensic audit report
LocalLOCAL

Former COPE Chief wants President to implement law on forensic audit report

Former Chairman of the COPE Committee, JVP Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti has written to the President requesting that the law be…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/01/202030/01/2020

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Gotabaya Asked the Court to Stop His Arrest. The Court Would Not

byTeam Independent 02/10/202602/10/2026
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They Sent Home US$6.1 Billion. Tourism Brought In US$2.1 Billion. Who Is Really Keeping the Dollars Coming?

byTeam Independent 02/10/202602/10/2026
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We Sold. We Bought Much More. The Gap is Now US$7.2 Billion.

byTeam Independent 02/10/202602/10/2026
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We Imported US$1.68 Billion in Vehicles. Then Came the Fuel. Why Not Change the Equation?

byTeam Independent 02/10/202602/10/2026
ECONOMY

Money is Leaving Sri Lanka. The Banks and Customs Do Not Always Agree on Why.

byTeam Independent 02/10/202602/10/2026
ECONOMY

America Says Sri Lanka Wants Investors. The Investors Say the Rules Keep Moving.

byTeam Independent 02/10/202602/10/2026

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