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Sri Lanka tea estate workers continue strike for the seventh day
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Sri Lanka tea estate workers continue strike for the seventh day

The strike launched by tea estate workers demanding the plantation companies to increase their basic daily wage up to Rs.…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/12/2018
UNP to bring motion seeking to appoint Ranil as PM
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UNP to bring motion seeking to appoint Ranil as PM

UNP MP Ajith P. Perera says that they will bring a motion to the Parliament calling for the appointment of…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/2018
Sri Lanka ranks 2nd in climate risk index
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Sri Lanka ranks 2nd in climate risk index

In a new global index, Sri Lanka has been ranked second among the countries most affected by extreme weather events…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/12/2018
Bills posted in Mullaitivu objecting another war
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Bills posted in Mullaitivu objecting another war

Residents in Mullaitivu say that posters have been pasted in several areas of Mullaitivu district under the theme ‘No War…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/12/2018
President must now act on MR’s NCM
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President must now act on MR’s NCM

The JVP says President Maithripala Sirisena must now act on the No-Confidence Motion passed against Mahinda Rajapaksa and his government…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/11/2018
Sri Lankan Rupee hits new low
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Sri Lankan Rupee hits new low

Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against US Dollar, recording the current selling rate as Rs 178.10 per US Dollar.…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/11/2018
President’s dissolution of Parliament is constitutional – AG
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President’s dissolution of Parliament is constitutional – AG

The Attorney General has requested the Supreme Court to dismiss all petitions filed against the dissolution of Parliament as the…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/11/201813/11/2018
Calling LGBTIQ+ community ‘butterflies’ is Sirisena’s personal issue!
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Calling LGBTIQ+ community ‘butterflies’ is Sirisena’s personal issue!

LGBTIQ+ community and activists gather against President’s ‘butterflies’ statement.   Members of the LGBTIQ+ community and activists on the 7th…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/11/2018
Prime Minister assumes duties as Finance Minister
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Prime Minister assumes duties as Finance Minister

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has assumed duties as the Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, a short while ago. Speaking at…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/10/2018
Court order on UNP protest in Colombo
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Court order on UNP protest in Colombo

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has issued an injunction order preventing UNP protesters from causing an inconvenience to the public, disturbing…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/10/2018

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