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Acted swiftly on intelligence reports though not made public: President

24 Oct 2024

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Claiming that the government has ensured the security of all citizens, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today the government had acted swiftly based on intelligence reports of a potential threat, whereas the actions taken by the government were not made public.

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Will change any law hindering equal application to all communities: President

23 Oct 2024

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The government is committed to build a country with a law which is applied to all Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims equally, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

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Ravi Senaviratne or Shani Abeysekera will not be removed for any reason: Minister

22 Oct 2024

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Secretary to the Public Security Ministry former Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ravi Senaviratne and Director of Crimes of Sri Lanka Police Former Director CID SSP Shani Abeysekera will not be removed from their positions for any reason, Minister Vijitha Herath said today.

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Government not ready to accept Presidential Committee’s report in its entirety

22 Oct 2024

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The government will not accept the report of the Committee headed by retired Judge A.N.J. De Alwis that probed the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in its entirety as it is politically motivated, Minister Vijitha Herath said today.

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Reports not secret; those who question probe reports out to hide perpetrators

21 Oct 2024

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Claiming that those who were in a state of coma for the last five years about the Easter Sunday attacks had now started to question the reports of the Presidential Commission, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today those reports were not secret reports and that some people were perturbed after the government initiated a proper investigation into the Easter attacks.

Additional allowance for school children through next budget: President

20 Oct 2024

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The government is expecting to increase salaries of public servants, provide an additional allowance for school children and increase the allowance for low income families through the budget for 2025 which is to be presented before March next year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

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Will launch ’Clean Sri Lanka’ project to make Sri Lanka cleanest in Asian region: President

20 Oct 2024

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The Government will launch a special project ’Clean Sri Lanka’ aiming to make Sri Lanka the cleanest country in the Asian region, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Government will follow proper criteria in releasing films: Minister

19 Oct 2024

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Claiming that allegations were rife that there had been irregularities and favouritism in releasing films, Media Minister Vijitha Herath said yesterday the present government will formulate proper criteria and release films in a proper order without resorting to any such irregularity or favouritism.

No new import levies imposed on five goods as reported: Finance Ministry

18 Oct 2024

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Refuting reports that the government had increased taxes on several imported goods, the Finance Ministry said the government had only extended the taxes imposed by the previous government.

No decision against competitive procurement of diesel for electricity generation: CEB

18 Oct 2024

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Clarifying that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has never purchased diesel for electricity generation, through competitive bidding, including during the tenure of the previous management, the CEB said the new management has not taken any decision against competitive procurement of diesel for electricity generation.

’We never said NPP government will not take loans’: Lal Kantha

18 Oct 2024

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Claiming that none of the National People’s Power (NPP) leaders had claimed that the NPP government will not obtain loans, NPP member Lal Kantha said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake continuously said loans are not a ’crime’.

CBK, Ranil in argument over hidden money in Dubai; Ranil says couldn’t find any

18 Oct 2024

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Former presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chandrika Kumaratunga engulfed in an argument over an incident of a certain political leader’s young son hiding USD 1000 million in a Dubai bank, where Mr. Wickremesinghe rebuffed the allegation claiming that his 2015 government could not find any even though teams were sent to Dubai.

More than enough for certain group to rule country for 76 years: CBK

17 Oct 2024

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Claiming that it is more than enough for a certain group to rule the country for 76 years, former President Chandrika Kumaratunge said a new group must come to power.

Has the govt. overborrowed in its first month in office?

17 Oct 2024

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Admitting the fact that the Central Bank has issued treasury bills of Rs. 465.1 billion during the period between September 27 and October 15,a top economist of the government said it was not an additional loan obtained by the new government as alleged by some but it is a routine practice of the Central Bank to issue treasury bills for debt servicing.

Voters’ thumb instead of little finger to be marked in Elpitiya PS election

16 Oct 2024

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The Elections Commission announced that the thumb of the voter’s left hand will be marked with the appropriate marking ink for the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election scheduled for October 26, 2024.

Prioritise safety of public, railway employees in executing railway projects: President tells officials

16 Oct 2024

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials of the Ministry of Transport and Highways to prioritise the safety of railway employees and the public in the execution of railway line projects.

Personal accounts hit by online scams

16 Oct 2024

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Amidst the mounting cases of online scams in Sri Lanka, Police warned that online scammers hacked only personal accounts and that no incidents of hacking accounts of banking systems or financial institutions had been reported in Sri Lanka or anywhere in the world.

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Govt. will take action to recover Aloysius’ defaulted tax money: Minister

15 Oct 2024

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The government will take action to recover the defaulted tax money by Director of W.M. Mendis and Company Ltd. Arjun Aloysius, who was sentenced to a six-month jail term for defaulting a VAT payment amounting to Rs. 3.5 billion, Cabinet Spokesman Vijitha Herath said today.

Two committees appointed on holding 77th Independence Day celebration

15 Oct 2024

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A committee comprising of Cabinet Ministers has been appointed with the participation of the President, Prime Minister and Minister of Buddhism, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media, for guidance and supervision for holding the 77th independence day celebrations on February 04, 2025.

Misconduct results in suspension of seven MPs from Parliament in 2023

15 Oct 2024

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In a situation where public notion is created against the conduct of Parliamentarians, Parliamentary services of seven Members of Parliament in the ninth Parliament were suspended due to their misconduct within the year 2023.