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Tag: maithripala sirisena

Capital Punishment will be instated without reluctance – President
LOCAL

Capital Punishment will be instated without reluctance – President

Eighty-eight percent of land in the Northern Province under the control of Security Forces has been released to the original…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/08/2018
No cash crunch for development projects: President
LOCALMain Story

No cash crunch for development projects: President

President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday assured that there was no cash crunch in the Government, nor lack of support from…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/08/2018
SAITM students hand over a letter to President
LOCAL

SAITM students hand over a letter to President

SAITM students accuse that although they were transferred to the Kothalawala Defense University (KDU), they still have to pay another…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/08/2018
Japan’s defense minister arrives in Sri Lanka
LOCAL

Japan’s defense minister arrives in Sri Lanka

Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera arrived in Sri Lanka Monday night for an official visit. He was welcomed by the…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/08/201821/08/2018
Sri Lanka President hopes to deepen cooperation with new Pakistan leader
LOCAL

Sri Lanka President hopes to deepen cooperation with new Pakistan leader

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena in a congratulatory message said he looks forward to working closely with the new Prime…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/08/2018
Railway trade unions threaten to strike again, scheduled to meet the President today
LOCALMain Story

Railway trade unions threaten to strike again, scheduled to meet the President today

Sri Lanka Railways trade unions, who launched an island wide train strike launched last week, have issued a fresh warning…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/08/2018
President Sirisena condoles death of Karunanidhi
LOCAL

President Sirisena condoles death of Karunanidhi

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today mourned the death of DMK chief M. Karunanidhi. “I am deeply saddened by the…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/08/2018
Madhu Church in Mannar to be declared as sacred area
LOCAL

Madhu Church in Mannar to be declared as sacred area

The Cabinet of ministers at its weekly meeting yesterday approved a proposal presented by President Maithripala Sirisena to declare the…

byFaraz Shauketaly01/08/2018
President sets up task force to accelerate development In the North and East
BUSINESS

President sets up task force to accelerate development In the North and East

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a special task force to accelerate the development projects launched in the war-affected…

byFaraz Shauketaly31/07/2018
President wants Sri Lanka placed top among countries fighting corruption
LOCAL

President wants Sri Lanka placed top among countries fighting corruption

President Maithripala Sirisena says his expectation is to place Sri Lanka in the number one position among the countries in…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/07/2018

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