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Commitment reaffirmed to advance, consolidate ties with Czech Republic
Monday, 13 June 2016 22:38Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s commitment to further advance and consolidate its long established bilateral relationship with the Czech Republic, when he met the Czech Foreign Affairs Minister Lubomir Zaoralek on 10 June. Minister Samaraweera was in the Czech Republic from 9 -11 June at the invitation of the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs. The above visit was the first undertaken to the country by a Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister following the election of a new Government in 2015.
Heroin money has gone to buy Barnes Place land
Monday, 13 June 2016 22:35Police have revealed that a gang of thugs with political connections has seized a plot of land at Barnes Place, Colombo 07 that is worth around Rs. 8,000 million by using money obtained from heroin dealer Wele Suda.
Sulekha's faux pas (video)
Monday, 13 June 2016 15:29TV host cum actress - Sulekha Jayawardena faced a faux pas on air during a TV programme.
I want a good vehicle - minister Wijith Wijayamuni
Monday, 13 June 2016 14:17The decision to obtain vehicles for ministers was abandoned as everyone should make sacrifices to build the country amid the prevailing economic crisis, says minister of Irrigation - Wijith Wijayamuni de Zoysa.
Lankan to contest in Australian Federal election
Monday, 13 June 2016 12:10The Australian Labor Party in New South Wales (NSW) officially announced that Jagath Bandara has been nominated by the NSW Labor Party to the Senate ticket for the Federal election on 2 July.
PNB takes credit for heroin haul, officers who gave tip-off ignored
Monday, 13 June 2016 10:16The police officers who had tipped-off the Police Narcotics Bureau about the haul of heroin seized from an Iranian ship recently have been ignored, while members of the PNB raiding party are to be given promotions and a cash prize.
Sri Lanka needs special courts to try corrupts: minister
Monday, 13 June 2016 09:10Sri Lanka needs special courts to expedite trials of graft cases involving former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa's aides who were allegedly indulged in mass- scale corruption, a senior minister has said.
Basil got Navy men to bathe his dogs!
Monday, 13 June 2016 09:05Six Navy men had been tasked with the caring for of two dogs owned by Basil Rajapaksa during the period he was the economic development minister, ‘Ravaya’ reports.
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