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SLFP Group of 16 to meet MR
LOCAL

SLFP Group of 16 to meet MR

The Group of 16 SLFP MPs who recently quit the government, is to meet with former President MP Mahinda Rajapaksa…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/05/2018
Ministerial portfolios vacated by SLFP ministers will still be assigned to the party
LOCAL

Ministerial portfolios vacated by SLFP ministers will still be assigned to the party

The cabinet ministerial portfolios vacated by the resignation of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) ministers of the unity government…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
16 SLFP ministers voted in favor of no-confidence motion against Sri Lanka PM resign from posts
LOCALTOP STORY

16 SLFP ministers voted in favor of no-confidence motion against Sri Lanka PM resign from posts

Sri Lanka Freedom party (SLFP) ministers who voted in favor of the no-confidence motion brought by the Joint Opposition against…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
New Cabinet for New Year
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New Cabinet for New Year

Cabinet Ministers to be sworn in before New Year Unity Government to continue despite removal of SLFP ministers who voted for No-Confidence Motion…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018
UNP MPs want removal of six SLFP ministers
LOCALMain Story

UNP MPs want removal of six SLFP ministers

A group of UNP MPs have written to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe requesting the immediate removal of six SLFP ministers…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/04/201805/04/2018
Sri Lankan President accepts responsibility to punish the responsible parties for fraud and corruption
LOCAL

Sri Lankan President accepts responsibility to punish the responsible parties for fraud and corruption

Maithripala Sirisena says he would take the responsibility of punishing the persons found responsible for fraud and corruption by the…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/2018

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