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Dallas wants Sambandan as Opposition Leader
Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:15Former Minister Dallas Alahapperuma has proposed that the Opposition Leader's post be given to TNA leader R. Sambandan.
Bird collides with plane flying via Mattala
Thursday, 15 January 2015 12:42A flight flying to Dubai via the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport has been delayed after colliding with a bird, reports say.
CPC incurred Rs. 170m loss from Sajin’s petrol station
Thursday, 15 January 2015 12:21The Petroleum Corporation has refused to issue fuel to a petrol station in Ambalangoda town which is said to have been owned by a well known politician of the former government due to his failure to pay a sum of Rs. 170 million due to the corporation.
Catholic media personnel blocked from covering Pope's Sri Lanka tour
Thursday, 15 January 2015 11:43Media discrimination is reported to have taken place during the visit of Pope Francis with even the media unit of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith reported to have been shoved out from the scene.
Pope emphasizes post-war healing in SL with rare Buddhist visit
Thursday, 15 January 2015 11:10Pope Francis paid a surprise visit to a Buddhist temple on Wednesday, capping a trip to Sri Lanka where he told huge crowds that religions must unite to heal the country's war wounds.
MR urges not to hurt his children
Thursday, 15 January 2015 09:31Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has agreed to handover the chairmanship of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to his successor President Maithripala Sirisena if the latter agrees to prevent his three sons from being harrassed unneccessarily and to give Namal Rajapaksa nominations under the UPFA ticket at the next General election.
SF to parliament?
Thursday, 15 January 2015 09:14MP Jayantha Ketagoda, who recently crossed over to the UPFA, has agreed to resign from his parliamentarian portfolio in order to enable Democratic Party (DP) leader Sarath Fonseka to take his place in parliament, reports say.
Rs. 1.46 billion goes missing from the Samurdhi account
Thursday, 15 January 2015 07:36All Ceylon United Samurdhi Development Officers Union has revealed that a sum of around 1.46 billion has been withdrawn from a bank account under the purview of the Samurdhi Authority a few days prior to the Presidential election.