In an effort to revive growth the Central Bank yesterday slashed its policy rates by 50 basis points citing muted inflation, global interest rate cuts ..
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United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader and Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa yesterday pledged to put ‘Sri Lan
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Investor confidence in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) deteriorated during the previous Government, which used funds of the Employees’ Provident Fu
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AFP: Sri Lanka has ended a four-month State of Emergency declared after the Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people, off
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The Attorney General (AG) yesterday instructed the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to appoint appropriate senior officials to take forward in
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The Bohra Global Convention starting next week in Sri Lanka will be a great boost for tourism and consolidating interfaith harmony post Easter Sunday
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The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) said the visit of Dr. Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the Head of the internationally diverse Dawoodi Muslim Bo
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The second mobile service of Enterprise Sri Lanka which provides entrepreneurial loan at concessionary interest rates will be held at the Dambulla Pel
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The Supreme Court yesterday took up President Maithripala Sirisena’s request to provide an opinion on whether the Provincial Council elections can b
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The Opposition yesterday took the Government to task for what it termed as wide disparities in the valuations of land acquired to construct the Centra
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Drug dealer Kanjipani Imran, who was found guilty for possession of 5.3 kg of marijuana, was sentenced to six years of rigorous imprisonment by Suprem
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Despite the current standoff United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian Wijepala Hettiarachchi yesterday assured his party has the capacity to resolv
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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) members Mohamed Cassim Mohamed Faizal and Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana, who resigned from their State Ministerial portfoli
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Northern Province Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan last week declared that he serves the people to uphold social justice. “I never asked for any post an
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The Pathfinder Foundation recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the official news agency o
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The Sri Lanka Malay Confederation (SLAMAC) established on 18 August 1984 is the umbrella body of all the Malay associations in Sri Lanka. The affiliat
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Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka Eric Lavertu visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) earlier in the month. He was welcomed by the management
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Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education and SLMC Leader Rauff Hakeem addressed the distinguished gathering at the inauguration of
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The Government has allocated increasingly bigger volumes of funds for Northern Provincial development in the last three years. “This Government has
Saturday, 24 August 2019
In politics there are no absolute truths, rights or wrongs: all is relative. Politics is about choices and alternatives. It is also the art of the pos
Friday, 23 August 2019
Imagine a London where the entire subterranean region is engulfed with dirty water. Crammed train carriages that once barrelled along 249 miles of tra
Friday, 23 August 2019
Originally the SLPP was keen to hold the Provincial Council Elections (PCE) immediately after the Local Government Election results as they felt the P
Friday, 23 August 2019
J.R. Jayewardene created a presidential system not because the parliamentary system of governance that preceded it had failed. He wanted to take over
Friday, 23 August 2019
The presidency has not much power some say, but I would say there is plenty for the right person. By intention or otherwise, our Constitution leaves t
