Opposition Leader's Post - Speaker rebuffs Sampanthan’s claim

25 Jan 2019

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Speaker Karu Jayasuriya rejected the claim made by TNA Leader R. Sampanthan for the second time yesterday that the UPFA could not hold the post of Opposition Leader.

24 Indians arrested for overstaying their visas

25 Jan 2019

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At least 24 Indians were arrested by the Department of Immigration and Emigration for overstaying their visas today.

FTA needs amendments: President tells Singapore PM

25 Jan 2019

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President Maithripala Sirisena today informed Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that Sri Lanka would expect to add amendments to the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA), the President's Media Division said.

SL army contingent attacked in Mali; Two killed, three injured

25 Jan 2019

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One Sri Lankan Army Captain and a trooper were killed and three others were injured when their convoy came under an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Mali today, the Sri Lanka Army said.

Abolish funds collecting circular from parents

25 Jan 2019

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T-bonds issued to SriLankan sans procedure: SDSG Unamboowe

25 Jan 2019

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When the matter of treasury bonds valued at USD 520 million or Rs.14.2 billion being issued to SriLankan Airlines by the General Treasury (GT) in 2012 was raised during the proceedings of the Commission on SriLankan Airlines yesterday, Senior Deputy Solicitor General (SDSG) Neil Unamboowe PC pointed out that it had been done without following the proper legal procedure.

Singaporean technical expertise to prevent drug trafficking in SL

25 Jan 2019

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The Singaporean Government agreed to introduce the technical knowledge for the prevention of narcotic drugs and to assist the drug prevention program initiated by President Maithripala Sirisena, the President’s Media Division said. 

UN FAO assistance to combat worm menace in SL

25 Jan 2019

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations said that it remains committed to supporting the concerned national authorities on how to manage the pest and to protect the Sri Lankan farmer community’s livelihoods.

House robbery destroys mental peace of school children

25 Jan 2019

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An incident was reported from Eheliyagoda on December 16, 2018 where a gang of five robbers, who had arrived in a white van, had forcibly entered the  house of a wealthy businessman named Janaka Deheragoda and caused mayhem.

Rohitha weds Tatyana

25 Jan 2019

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BOC employees in protest

24 Jan 2019

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Two killed, three injured in Pothanegama accident

23 Jan 2019

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A mother and daughter were killed when the three-wheeler they were travelling in had collided with a cab on the Anuradhapura Puttalam New Road in Pothanegama, Anuradhapura this morning, the Police said.

MR meets Facebook officials

23 Jan 2019

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Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday met a delegation of Facebook officials at his residence.  

Drug-related convicts - Talatha hands over list to Cabinet

23 Jan 2019

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A day after President Maithripala Sirisena complained that case files of drug convicts on death row were missing, Justice Minister Talatha Athukorale handed over to the Cabinet a list of 18 such prisoners facing capital punishment.

Found guilty by presidential commissions - UPFA, JVP asks what action taken

22 Jan 2019

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The UPFA and the JVP today asked what action had been taken against the politicians found guilty by Presidential Commissions in cases such as the Bond Scam, Batalanda and by the Special Presidential Commission on major financial crimes.

Self Defence - Won't hesitate to use my official weapon: Punchinilame

22 Jan 2019

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UPFA MP Susantha Punchinilame said today he would not hesitate to use his official weapon in self defence should there be a threat to his life.

Heroin worth Rs. 1 bn detected

22 Jan 2019

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FCID launches probe into purchasing bonds from EPF money

22 Jan 2019

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The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today informed the Fort Magistrate that it has launched an investigation into an alleged fraud which had taken place while purchasing Central Bank bonds from EPF money in 2016.

British Court case against Brigadier; Not informed: Army

22 Jan 2019

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The Sri Lanka Army said today that neither the Army nor Brigadier Priyanka Fernando had been informed with regard to any court case filed against the Brigadier in Britain.  

Plans afoot to release Duminda: Hirunika

22 Jan 2019

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UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra said today she had received information that there was a plan to grant a presidential pardon death row inmate Duminda Silva on February 4.