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Shashi used controversial DPL passport for travel with MR
Tuesday, 24 February 2015 10:01Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s wife Shashi Weerawansa has allegedly used the diplomatic passport obtained with forged documents for several overseas travels including one with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Minister posts for UNP to be slashed?
Tuesday, 24 February 2015 09:50The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has urged President Maithripala Sirisena to ensure them half of the existing ministerial portfolios instead of increasing the number of ministers when establishing a national government.
Singapore - SL Foreign Ministers meet
Tuesday, 24 February 2015 09:47The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law of Singapore, K. Shanmugam, who is on a two day visit to Sri Lanka from 23 to 24 February 2015, met with Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera yesterday (23) at the Ministry.
Packer played politics - Ranil
Tuesday, 24 February 2015 09:23Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has defended his government’s decision to withdraw licence approval and millions of dollars in tax breaks for James Packer’s now-scrapped $450 million Colombo Crown casino project, saying there was “nothing in it” for the country.
JVP says no to a National Govt.
Tuesday, 24 February 2015 08:59Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) - Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stated that their party does not agree with plans to set up a national government.
Shashi remanded till Feb. 25
Monday, 23 February 2015 22:19SLFP decides to go beyond 100 days
Monday, 23 February 2015 22:04The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has reportedly decided to go beyond the time stipulated in the current 100 day porgramme in order to ensure the proposed constitutional reforms are introduced before the dissolution of parliament.