​Expressways toll free until 6 pm

08 Jan 2015

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​Voting begins for Presidential election

08 Jan 2015

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Voting for the Presidential election began this morning at 7 and the voting will conclude at 4 pm today.

Mahanayakes urge free and fair poll

05 Jan 2015

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The Chief Incumbents of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters have forwarded a joint memorandum to Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya and  IGP N.K. Ilangakoon requesting  them to ensure a free and fair Presidential Election without  violence. 

​Maithri's final rally

05 Jan 2015

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Opposition Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena held his final election rally at Maradana this evening. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

I will win by huge margin: Mahinda

05 Jan 2015

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While expressing confidence that he would win Thursday’s Presidential Election by a huge margin, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday that he would dedicate his third term for the future generation and make Sri Lanka a prosperous, safe and beautiful country for the unborn Sri Lankan child. 

New govt. in 48 hours: Maithri

05 Jan 2015

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Winding up his presidential election campaign, opposition common candidate Maithripala Sirisena today said Sri Lanka will see a new government in 48 hours.

Several injured in a clash at Maithri rally

03 Jan 2015

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Several persons were hospitalized following a clash between the supporters of UPFA and opposition common candidate at an election rally of Opposition Common candidate Maithripala Sirisena in Aralaganvila this evening, sources said.

SriLankan flight grounded due to technical fault

03 Jan 2015

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SriLankan Airlines today said that its Colombo bound flight from London on January 1, was grounded in London due to a technical fault and majority of the passengers have been rebooked on alternate flights to facilitate their travel

Suspect in family killing commits suicide

03 Jan 2015

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A suspect, who was arrested in connection with the killing of four in the same family in Wennappuwa, committed suicide by jumping into the Ma-Oya, when he was taken to recover the axe, that he allegedly used to kill the victims, the Police said

SriLankan rejects social media reports

03 Jan 2015

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​Watcher arrested in killing of family

03 Jan 2015

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A coir mill watcher was arrested by the Police inconnection with the killing of four in the same family at Nainamadama in Wennapuwa, police said.

​Colombo Uni distances itself from poll survey

03 Jan 2015

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The Colombo University yesterday distanced itself from the survey released by the Opposition Common candidate's office which showed 53% victory for Maithripala Sirisena.

TNA’s Ananthi opts to be neutral

03 Jan 2015

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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Northern Provincial Council (NPC) member Ananthi Sasitharan has defied the party's decision to support opposition common candidate Maithripala Sirisena and said she would not support either of the two main candidates, the Daily Mirror learns.

Maithripala wants to end free education-Bandula

03 Jan 2015

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Education Minister Bandula Gunawardana yesterday claimed that the proposed policies of the Common Opposition Candidate were a step towards the end of the free education system in the country. 

Notice-of-vacation issued to ex-Wanduramba OIC

02 Jan 2015

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The vacation-of-service notice which was issued by the Police Superintendent’s office in Galle to former Wanduramba Police OIC Inspector P.L. Keerthisinghe has been delivered to his house in Dadella, Police said.

Video: Nandimithra Ekanayake for Maitri

01 Jan 2015

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Deputy Minister of Higher Education and UPFA Matale district MP Nandimithra Ekanayake has pledged support to Opposition Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the forthcoming presidential election.

Refusal to carve out new district is the reason-SLFP

28 Dec 2014

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While claiming that the decision of the SLMC to leave the government would not affect the vote base of President Mahinda Rajapaksa or the election campaign or, the SLFP today said that refusal to carve out an ethnically demarcated new district in the east was the reason for the SLMC to support common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena.

Video: SLMC for Maithri

28 Dec 2014

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?Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has decided to support Opposition Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the forthcoming Presidential Election, Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem announced a short while ago.

​A/L Island best students

27 Dec 2014

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Hiruni Udara of of Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara and Pakiyarajah Darukeesan of Hindu College,  Jaffna have topped the island in the GCE Advanced Level Examination in 2014, Bio-Science and Maths streams respectively.

35 Sri Lankan maids await deportation

27 Dec 2014

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A total of 35 stranded Sri Lankan housemaids will be sent home from Jeddah beginning next week, the Sri Lankan Consulate in Jeddah said. “This is the last group of stranded housemaids handed to Tarheel for repatriation home,” Consul General Adambawa Uthuma Lebbe said.