Chichi’s rocket: Cabinet fails to maintain collective responsibility: Thalatha

11 Aug 2025

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The Cabinet of Ministers has failed to maintain its collective responsibility through its contrasting utterances on the investment on the SupremeSAT project, United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Thalatha Athukorala said today.

Handing over of no-confidence motion against Aruna Jayasekera delayed

11 Aug 2025

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The formal submission of a no-confidence motion against Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekera has been delayed due to the absence of Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne, parliamentary sources said today.

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Don’t let political parties gain control of youth clubs: Ranil

10 Aug 2025

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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe today urged the Minister in charge of youth affairs and sports not to allow political parties to gain control of youth clubs.

Around 20,000 children drop out of schools annually: PM

08 Aug 2025

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Around 20,000 children drop out of schools in Sri Lanka every year, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said.

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Letter of demand to Wimal only to correct himself: Archdiocese Spokesman

06 Aug 2025

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While highlighting that Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith will send a letter of demand to National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa on the remark he made on the Cardinal skipping the Easter Sunday service in 2019, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Colombo Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando said today that it will be sent only to get Weerawansa to correct his statement.

SJB to vote in favour of resolution to remove Deshabandu

04 Aug 2025

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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to vote in favour of the resolution to remove IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post, Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha Katunathilleke said.

COPF proposes regulating lotteries under Gambling Authority Bill

04 Aug 2025

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The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has proposed improvements to the Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill, while advocating for the inclusion of the National Lotteries Board and Development Lotteries Board within the regulatory framework of the said authority.

Does Minister live on Aswesuma?: Nandana

04 Aug 2025

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One wonders whether Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe lives on Aswesuma as they contribute their salaries to the party, former MP Nandana Gunathileke said.

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President needs security and relaxation: Opposition MP

03 Aug 2025

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The President needs security while he should enjoy recreation, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP S.M. Marikar said today.

Opposition MP requests President to withdraw visa free benefit to Israel

01 Aug 2025

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Opposition MP Mujibur Rahman, in a letter addressed to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for the cancellation of the visa free entry to Israeli tourists.

UNP calls on government to make clear statement on trade, security arrangements with US

01 Aug 2025

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The United National Party (UNP) in a statement urged the government to make a clear statement on the ‘meaningful, trade and security arrangements arrived at with the US government.

Sri Lanka should aim for further reduction of US tariff: Sajith

01 Aug 2025

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While expressing his happiness on the US government’s decision to cut tariffs to 20% for Sri Lankan goods, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today that Sri Lanka should aim at getting the tariff reduced to 15 percent.

US tariff reduction on Sri Lankan exports welcomed: Harsha

01 Aug 2025

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Expressing his happiness over the decision by the USA to reduce tariffs on Sri Lankan exports, Opposition MP Harsha de Silva said credit goes to all who worked on it, both seen and unseen.

Sri Lankan Opposition pro Palestine, Government pro Israel?

30 Jul 2025

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Responding to a question as to whether Sri Lanka’s Opposition in Parliament is pro Palestine while the government is pro Israel, Opposition MP Mujibur Rahman said today that what the Opposition intends doing is maintaining Sri Lanka’s traditional non-aligned foreign policy, while the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) led National People’s Power (NPP) government seems to have changed its stance.

Sri Lanka’s main sugar factories are in danger: Sajith

29 Jul 2025

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Highlighting that Sri Lanka’s largest sugar factories are in a precarious situation, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today urged the government to take urgent steps to safeguard the two entities.

Namal, President should make submissions to judiciary: SJB

29 Jul 2025

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Relevant parties should make submissions to the judiciary on the tour of MP Namal Rajapaksa to the Maldives, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organiser Tissa Attanayake said today.

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Certain interested organisations trying to legalise gay marriages in Sri Lanka

27 Jul 2025

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While alleging that certain interested organisations are trying to legalise gay marriages in Sri Lanka, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said such marriages are not a human right.

Marginalised children neglected by proposed education reforms: Mano

26 Jul 2025

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The education of the plantation based school children and any such marginalised segment need affirmative approaches as part of the short-term goal. It is missing in the proposed education reforms, Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan said today.

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Committee probing Deshabandu finds him guilty of all allegations: Speaker

22 Jul 2025

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The committee which probed IGP Deshabandu Tennekoon had found him guilty of allegations, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced today.

Consider past proposals on education reforms: Opposition

21 Jul 2025

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The government should consider earlier proposals pertaining to education reforms and include suitable changes, some opposition elements said today.