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President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an email interview with Daily Mirror spelt confidence of a victory at the January 8 polls while admitting that there still seems to be some areas such as foreign service and governance that needs improvement.
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On the instructions of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York successfully negotiated a Resolution which was adopted by consensus on December 29, 2014 whereby the United Nations General Assembly acknowledged the significance of the Day of Vesak observed in many member countries, the External Affairs Ministry said.
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A day after Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s public endorsement of President Mahinda Rajapaksa that infuriated opposition parties in Sri Lanka as well as Tamil Nadu, former Miss Sri Lanka and Bollywood star Jacqueline Fernandez yesterday said, “If Salaman wants to drum up support for Rajapaksa that's his choice and nobody can question it."
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A survey carried out by the Kelaniya University today predicted 53 per cent of the votes for President Mahinda Rajapaksa and 44 per cent for Common Opposition Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the January 8 presidential election with a five per cent margin of error.
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Colombo Additional Magistrate issued a notice on the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) OIC to appear in court on January 7 to inquire on an allegation of an attempt by the respondent to arrest Kotikawatte-Mullariyawa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Prassanna Solangaarachchi.
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Nil Balakaya, the youth organisation of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), yesterday condemned the attack on a group of artistes at Kumbukgate in Kurunegala and said that it would take action against any of its members if found guilty of being involved in the attack.
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Health Minister Tissa Attanayake in his response to the letter of demand sent by common opposition candidate Maitripala Sirisena rejected the allegation that the alleged agreement between Ranil Wickremesinghe and Maitripala Sirisena had been fabricated.