A second vote on the no confidence motion against MP Mahinda Rajapaksa passed yesterday with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya being forced to conduct the sessi ..
Saturday, 17 November 2018 01:04 Views - 183
President Maithripala Sirisena has refused to accept the second vote on the no confidence motion yesterday, setting the stage for the constitutional d
Saturday, 17 November 2018 01:03 Views - 81
A deeply moved MP Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday lamented over what he termed as the ‘destruction of Sri Lanka’s democracy’ by parliamentarians
Saturday, 17 November 2018 01:02 Views - 15
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) Group has reported an impressive year-on-year (YoY) growth of 23.4% in its Net Profit After Tax of Rs. 3.99 billion in the las
Saturday, 17 November 2018 01:01 Views - 13
The Central Bank said yesterday that Sri Lanka Prosperity Index (SLPI), increased to 0.771 in 2017 from 0.661 recorded in 2016, mainly due to improvem
Saturday, 17 November 2018 01:04 Views - 71
Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalists yesterday rejected that President Maithripala Sirisena had made a promise at the party leaders meeting on Thursday night t
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Former Opposition leader R. Sampanthan yesterday endorsed the Speaker’s action to have conducted the voice by vote on two occasions, proving MP Mahi
Saturday, 17 November 2018 01:02 Views - 46
The Central Bank this week warned against the moderation in tourism earnings and workers’ remittances. Earning from tourism up to the first eight mo
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The Bank of Ceylon ‘Thurunu Diriya’ loan scheme has disbursed Rs. 125,458,000 worth loans among 290 young entrepreneurs up to date, according to t
Saturday, 17 November 2018 00:51 Views - 24
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday attempted to defend its actions in Parliament by heaping its misbehaviour on the actions of Speaker Karu
Saturday, 17 November 2018 00:10 Views - 52
United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday said that he stands ready to accept any responsibility or position given to him b
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Rt. Revd. Dhiloraj R. Canagasabey, Bishop of Colombo, in a statement said The Diocese of Colombo of the Church of Ceylon is shocked and greatly dismay
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Zahira College Colombo has organised the 126th Annual Prize Giving Ceremony which will be held on 17 November at 2.30 p.m. at the College Abdul Ghaffo
Saturday, 17 November 2018 00:00 Views - 21
“Only about 5% of applications for information are having to reach the appeals stage at the RTI Commission,” according to Human Rights Lawyer, act
Saturday, 17 November 2018 00:00 Views - 26
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka on Thursday (15 November) made his first visit to the Russian Parliament, sta
Saturday, 17 November 2018 00:00 Views - 21
President Maithripala Sirisena visited the Ministry of Lands and observed its functioning this week. After inquiring into process of granting title de
Saturday, 17 November 2018 00:00 Views - 20
Ministry of Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando visited the Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters (AFHQ) in Colombo this week. Upon being received by the C
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REUTERS: Sri Lanka appeared to be politically rudderless on Thursday as the Speaker of Parliament declared there was no functioning Prime Minister or
Friday, 16 November 2018 09:37 Views - 94
Rival members of the Parliament gesture at each other next to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya (centre-right, seated) during clashes among politicians at a ses
Saturday, 17 November 2018
It is generally said that there are no genuine “Sri Lankan” Brahmins in the island today, and that those Brahmins who officiate as priests in Hind
Saturday, 17 November 2018
Sri Lanka over the last few weeks has experienced a twin crisis. One is political provoked by its Constitution, and the other economic engendered by i
Friday, 16 November 2018
This is an easy-peasy, elementary effort of an ordinary citizen to comprehend the mad scramble for power among the political class.
It is undertaken i
Thursday, 15 November 2018
A small step was taken by a sovereign court the day before yesterday. It was a giant leap for the supremacy of the Constitution over all three arms of
Thursday, 15 November 2018
“We must never forget that the only real source of power we as judges can tap is the respect of the people” –Justice Thurgood Marshall
