Starting a new chapter in Sri Lanka’s political history Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa (70) will be sworn in today as the Seventh Executive President ..
Monday, 18 November 2019 01:40 Views - 181
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday congratulated his successor, President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa on wining the Presidential Polls.
Monday, 18 November 2019 01:30 Views - 1121
While conceding defeat, National Democratic Front (NDF) candidate Sajith Premadasa yesterday congratulated president-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa and expr
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Several foreign governments, including the United States and India, yesterday congratulated Sri Lanka on holding a peaceful Presidential Election, wit
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The Global Entrepreneur ship Network operates a platform of projects and programs in 170 countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to s
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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday said the twin focus of the newly elected President would be to turnaround the ec
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met with a group of ministers last evening at Temple Trees where they discussed the possibility of supporting an e
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Reacting to the victory of President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa several United National Party (UNP) ministers resigned yesterday including MPs Mangala S
Monday, 18 November 2019 01:05 Views - 212
Subdued economic conditions prevailing in the country affected many key economic sectors, impacting the financial performance of many businesses. Amid
Monday, 18 November 2019 02:03 Views - 1800
Sri Lanka’s new President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa is a man who divides opinion. On the one hand, he is hailed by supporters for playing a crucial r
Monday, 18 November 2019 01:59 Views - 78
Outgoing President Maithripala Sirisena addressing the nation for the last time as head of State pledged his support in the future to build a democrat
Monday, 18 November 2019 01:57 Views - 74
Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday said laws that govern the electoral process must be strengthened by the new President and hi
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National People’s Movement (NPM) Presidential Candidate and former Army Commander Lt. Gen. (Rtd.) Mahesh Senanayake yesterday said the Presidential
Monday, 18 November 2019 01:55 Views - 199
Presidential candidate Dr. Ajantha Perera, the first female aspirant to contest in a Presidential Election after 20 years, said the process of electio
Monday, 18 November 2019 01:52 Views - 236
Political analysts and activists yesterday appealed for President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa to maintain democratic space and protect minorities to ensu
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The new pinnacle (Chuda Manikkya) of the Ruwanweliseya Maha Chaithya will be displayed for the public to pay respects at the BMICH Main Hall from 18 t
Saturday, 16 November 2019 00:10 Views - 93
The second session of political consultations between Sri Lanka and Poland was successfully held on Wednesday, 6 November at the Ministry of Foreign A
Saturday, 16 November 2019 00:10 Views - 175
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognises that freedom of expression includes the ‘right to seek, receive and impart information’. Righ
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The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) will launch an inquiry into an alleged letter circulating on social media that President Maithripala Sirisen
Tuesday, 12 November 2019 07:39 Views - 120
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
The Presidential Election is over and the new President has taken his oaths. Although there were opinions expressed that there can be a second count o
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
“Easier said than done!” is what many veterans of the tourism industry say whenever the subject of enticing high spenders to Sri Lanka is debated.
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global crisis that threatens the future of our most precious drugs: antibiotics. Across the world, AMR kills an es
Monday, 18 November 2019
Intelligent children, unlike some of the adults, are curious, probing and questioning. They do not jump to conclusions until and unless they are convi
Saturday, 16 November 2019
We use our vote (in a democracy) to elect those who should govern us. We can only be governed as long as we are alive. Therefore, our current age and
