President appoints committee over bus issues

03 Dec 2016

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President Maithripala Sirisena today appointed a special committee to look into the issues faced by bus operators, Presidential Media Unit said.

Bus strike called off

03 Dec 2016

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Private bus operators have called off their strike last night after President Maithripala Sirisena agreed to meet them to discuss their demands, private bus trade unions confirmed.

Hands up against AIDS!

01 Dec 2016

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Officials to check on Rs.27 Mn LA residence

01 Dec 2016

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Officials from the Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington will be sent to California to investigate the alleged spending of Rs 27 million on a residence for the Consul General in Los Angeles at the time the post fell vacant in 2013, informed sources said today.

Citizenship for Gunaratnam if he renounces Australian citizenship

01 Dec 2016

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The Frontline Socialist Party Leader Kumar Gunaratnam will be given Sri Lanka citizenship if he applied for it and give up Australian citizenship, Minister of Wayamba Development Cultural Affairs and Immigration and Emigration S. B. Navinna told Parliament today.

MR returns

01 Dec 2016

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Former President and Kurunegala District MP Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to the country after a seven day visit to China, Airport sources said.

Passports of six MPs impounded: JO

30 Nov 2016

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The Joint Opposition today brought the attention of the government on the impounding of passport of six members of Parliament.

Thajudeen Murder: No obstacle to Probe phone calls from PS,TT

30 Nov 2016

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Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today advised the CID that there was no obstacle to deploy usual investigation into the phone calls received from the Presidential Secretariat (PS) and Temple Trees (TT) to the Narahenpita OIC on the day that Wasim Thajudeen was found dead.

Why Palestine, Cuba left out in President’s UN speech: JO

30 Nov 2016

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The Joint Opposition today questioned the non-emphasis on Palestine and Cuban issues in the recent address of President Maithripala Sirisena at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Mangala levels charges against Gota over LA residence

30 Nov 2016

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Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera today charged that a house had been rented as the official residence of the Sri Lankan Consul General in Los Angeles in 2013 and a sum of Rs. 27.6 million has been spent for it while it was occupied by former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa's son for more than a year.

Medical services in island-wide hospitals come to standstill

30 Nov 2016

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Medical services in more than 900 hospitals island-wide, except children’s and maternity hospitals have ground to a halt today due to the token strike launched by doctors against certain budgetary decisions.

Nine SL sailors held on ship in Houthi rebel stronghold

29 Nov 2016

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The Government is keeping in touch with the Sri Lankan Embassy in Oman and the Consulate in Dubai, UAE to get the nine Sri Lankan sailors held by Houthi rebels of Yemen released, Foreign Affairs Ministry said today.

Remanded...

29 Nov 2016

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Heavy traffic in Borella

29 Nov 2016

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Heavy traffic congestion was reported in and around Borella due to a protest march carried out by the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) against the privatization of education.

Samurdhi officers protest

29 Nov 2016

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Human trafficking syndicate busted in Malaysia: 5 Lankans rescued

26 Nov 2016

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Malaysian Police have busted a human trafficking syndicate operating for the past 8 months and rescued 30 victims from India and another five from Sri Lanka.

Woman killed, four injured in accident

26 Nov 2016

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A 58-year-old woman was killed and four others injured in a collision of a bus, three-wheeler and a motorcycle at Wellabada in Ahungalla last night, Police said.

President appoints Special Committee for poverty alleviation

26 Nov 2016

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President Maithripala Sirisena appointed a Special Committee to implement and oversee the approaches and programmes on poverty alleviation as the Government has declared 2017 as the year of alleviating poverty from the country.

Govt. to amend Criminal Procedure Code

26 Nov 2016

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The Government is expected to amend the Criminal Procedure Code to dispel concerns by the European Union when it comes to regaining the GSP plus trade facility for Sri Lanka.

Avant-Garde vessel ordered to be released

25 Nov 2016

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Galle Chief Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura today ordered that vessel Avant-Garde, be released to Sri Lanka Shipping Company on a bond of Rs. 35 million.