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HR situation in SL improved in the first half of 2015 :report
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:03Following the election of President Maithripala Sirisena in January and the appointment of a new government, the human rights situation in Sri Lanka improved during the first half of 2015, although some concerns remain, the United Kingdom said today.
Mahinda accused over Rs. 20 billion fraud!
Friday, 17 July 2015 12:24Mahinda Rajapaksa has been accused of defrauding Rs. 20 billion from the Bank of Ceylon during the period he was the finance minister, a COPE report reveals.
Sunil rehashes old hit (video)
Friday, 17 July 2015 10:43Popular singer Sunil Perera rehashed one of his old hits at the recent Purawesi Balaya meeting in Nugegoda.
Dayasiri booed in Kurunegala (video)
Friday, 17 July 2015 08:37A group of people demanding the renovation of a dilapidated raod have booed and driven away north western province chief minister Dayasiri Jayasekara.
Polls chief’s request to Facebook fans
Friday, 17 July 2015 08:24‘Mahinda cannot be PM without president’s consent’
Thursday, 16 July 2015 19:56Leaders of the UPFA are making false arguments that Mahinda Rajapaksa can be appointed prime minister without permission from president Maithripala Sirisena, says minister Rajitha Senaratne.
Sri Lankan shares end at over six-week high on hopes of political stability
Thursday, 16 July 2015 19:54Sri Lankan shares closed at their highest level in over six weeks on Thursday on heavy volume, led by select stocks as hopes of political stability after the Aug. 17 parliamentary elections helped boost sentiment.
Path opens for ex-President of Sri Lanka to make comeback
Thursday, 16 July 2015 19:53Former President Mahinda Rajapakse of Sri Lanka, who was defeated in January, now has a chance to make a major political comeback after his successor cleared the way for him to run for a seat in Parliament in elections scheduled for Aug. 17.