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Maithri - Ranil in secret pact
Sunday, 19 July 2015 08:11President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have entered a secret pact to oust the pro-Mahinda Rajapaksa group from politics, 'Sathhanda' newspaper reports citing reliable sources.
5 challenges before Ranil
Saturday, 18 July 2015 21:39A key topic in Sri Lankan politics these days is the probability of Ranil Wickremesinghe, prime minister of the seven-month-old Maithripala Sirisena regime, retaining his position at the general election.
COPE committee members to go to court
Saturday, 18 July 2015 21:37Former UPFA MP Bandula Gunawardane said today COPE committee members had decided to explain their position to the court regarding the enjoining order which prevented the publication or circulation of the COPE subcommittee draft report on the sale of Central Bank bonds.
Ramnad police form ‘D-team’ to monitor drug traffickers
Saturday, 18 July 2015 21:30As this coastal district witnessed a spurt in smuggling of drugs to Sri Lanka via the sea route, the district police have constituted “D-Team”, an exclusive police team to mount surveillance on drug traffickers and contain the smuggling activities.
Poll cards to be posted on July 29
Saturday, 18 July 2015 15:46Official poll cards will be posted on July 29, says the elections secretariat.
National data centre under ICTA
Saturday, 18 July 2015 14:17The government has decided to establish a national data centre under ICTA.
Longest ballot paper for B’caloa
Saturday, 18 July 2015 14:01With around 27 inches, or 2.5 feet, long, Batticaloa will have the longest ballot paper at the August 17 general election.
‘Gappiya’s dubbed version of woman in BMW
Saturday, 18 July 2015 13:04The dubbing artiste nicknamed ‘Gappiya’ has released a dubbed version of the video footage of a woman in a BMW car getting involved in an argument with two policemen near SLIIT in Malabe.