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AJITH SIRIWARDANA

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Ajith Siriwardana is a Colombo-based journalist covering current affairs and socio-political issues. He serves as a Parliament lobby correspondent. Ajith has worked in print media and online platforms since 2012 and currently holds the position of Deputy News Editor of the Daily Mirror.

Dehiwela Zoo to be a night park with animals no longer caged

25 Nov 2016

15

Sustainable Development and Wildlife Minister Gamini Jayawickrama Perera said today plans were afoot to upgrade the Dehiwala National Zoological Garden into a night park before the 2017 National New Year.

Noori murder: 18 sentenced to death

25 Nov 2016

18

Eighteen suspects including former Deraniyagala Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Anil Chinthaka alias Athakota were sentenced to death by the Awissawella High Court today after they were found guilty of murdering Noori Estate Superintendent Nihal Perera and assaulting two of his security guards. Three suspects were acquitted from the charges.

UPC members to visit Italy with commissions from contractors: JVP

25 Nov 2016

3

Uva Provincial Council members from the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) are planning to visit Italy with the commissions received by the chief minister from road construction contractors, Chief Opposition Whip Anura Kumara Dissanayake revealed in Parliament today.

International arrest warrant on Lanka e-news editor

25 Nov 2016

11

The Gampaha Magistrate today issued an international arrest warrant on Lanka e-news editor Pradeep Sandaruwan Senadeera on charges of contempt of court.

GMOA threatens TU action if demands ignored

24 Nov 2016

20

Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) today warned it would resort to trade union action sometime next week if its demands with regard to the budget proposals were not addressed.

No subsidy or welfare facility slashed: Ravi

24 Nov 2016

4

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said today no subsidy or other welfare facility that were increased for the people after this government came in to power was slashed or removed.

Museum Director’s vehicle plunges into pond

22 Nov 2016

17

The car belonging to the Director of the National Museum is reported to have plunged into the pond in front of Parliament this evening, Police said.

SL support for Palestine remains firm: Mangala

22 Nov 2016

1

Sri Lanka has not changed or reversed its stand on Palestine and will uphold the policies maintained by former governments, Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera told Parliament today.

SL doctor who killed husband, appeals to stay in Australia

22 Nov 2016

5

A Sri Lankan-born doctor who bludgeoned her husband to death with a mallet after years of abuse is appealing to the Immigration Minister to allow her to stay in Australia after serving her sentence.  

Rs.25,000 fine for seven traffic offences

21 Nov 2016

39

The Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to increase the fines to Rs.25,000 for seven traffic offences such as drunk driving and driving without a valid license, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said today.

PUCSL unhappy over CEB delaying implementation of power plants

19 Nov 2016

1

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) yesterday issued a directive expressing its grave concerns to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), over the delay in constructing power plants according to the approved Least Cost Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LCLTGEP) and demanded an explanation for the same before November 29.

Muslim Council deplores Wijedasa’s statement on ISIS

19 Nov 2016

10

The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL) said today it was seriously concerned about the statement made in Parliament by Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapaksa about the Muslim community.

IMF approves US$162.6 Mn Disbursement to Sri Lanka

19 Nov 2016

3

International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement that its Executive Board has completed the first review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, which enables the disbursement of about US$162.6 million.

Nalini claims she was not aware of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination plan

19 Nov 2016

6

Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Nalini Sriharan, who is in jail for more than 25 years now, has claimed in her tell-all autobiography that neither she nor her husband was aware of the assassination plan of Rajiv Gandhi.

PM submits six subcommittee reports to Constitutional Assembly

19 Nov 2016

0

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today presented the Constitutional Assembly the reports of the six subcommittees appointed for the purpose of drafting a new Constitution.

12-hour water cut in Colombo

19 Nov 2016

2

A 12-hour water cur will be imposed in several areas in Colombo from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm today due to a maintenance work of the power supply at the Ambatale water treatment plant, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

Chinese national drowns in Weligama

19 Nov 2016

0

A 29-year-old Chinese national drowned in the sea off Udupila, Weligama yesterday while he was sea bathing with a group of foreigners, Police said.

'Name the Giant crocodile a national heritage'

18 Nov 2016

1

The giant crocodile measuring about 18 feet in length which was recently caught in the Nilwala River should be conserved after being declared a ‘national heritage’, Dr. Anslem de Silva, the Regional Chairman, Crocodile Specialist Group, South Asia and Iran, of the International Union for Conservation of Nature/Species Survival Commission (IUCN/SSC) said today.

32 SL Muslims have joined ISIS: Wijedasa claims

18 Nov 2016

17

Thirty two Muslims from four families have joined the IS IS Group in the recent past, Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapaksa told Parliament today.

Jaffna students’ death: Five policemen further remanded

18 Nov 2016

1

The five policemen who were arrested over the death of two Jaffna University students were further remanded till December 2 by the Jaffna Magistrate today.

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