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Tag: Joint opposition

Decision on Opp. leader this week
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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…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/08/2018
Heavy traffic at Town Hall due to JO protest
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Heavy traffic at Town Hall due to JO protest

Severe traffic congestion has been reported around the Town Hall area in Colombo due to a protest by the Joint…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/08/2018
JO’s Jana Bala Sena protest to be held today
LOCAL

JO’s Jana Bala Sena protest to be held today

The ‘Jana Bala Sena’ anti-government protest and the public rally organized by the Joint Opposition is scheduled to take place…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/08/2018
JO party leaders absent at MR’s meeting
LOCAL

JO party leaders absent at MR’s meeting

Party leaders in the Joint Opposition (JO) have not been present at a meeting of the JO MPs that was…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/06/2018
Struggle for power must stop – President
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Struggle for power must stop – President

President Maithripala Sirisena says that the power struggle between the unity government and opposition needs to stop with immediate effect.…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/05/2018
A new full cabinet will be sworn in next week – Minister Rajitha
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A new full cabinet will be sworn in next week – Minister Rajitha

A new full Cabinet will be sworn in next week, Minister of Health and the co-cabinet spokesman Dr. Rajitha Senaratne…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/04/2018
16 SLFP ministers voted in favor of no-confidence motion against Sri Lanka PM resign from posts
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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
JO to blame for defeat – SM
LOCAL

JO to blame for defeat – SM

Joint Opposition MP S.M. Chandrasena says that the conduct of some members in the Joint Opposition resulted in the defeat…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/04/2018
A new cabinet from Monday – Minister Rajitha
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A new cabinet from Monday – Minister Rajitha

The government of Sri Lanka is expected to have a new cabinet of ministers from Monday following the defeat of…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/04/2018
Nation nervy over No-confidence today!
LOCALMain Story

Nation nervy over No-confidence today!

Ranil and UNP confident of defeating motion  TNA and SLMC to vote in support of PM UNF throws support behind PM, insists they…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/04/2018

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