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MR - Maithri to meet tomorrow
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 17:22A meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to be held tomorrow (15).
Conflicting signals from Weerawansa camp
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 16:40Confusing signals seem to be emanating from the party led by former Minister Wimal Weerawansa.
Maithri averts unfair change of Speaker
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 16:15President Maithripala Sirisena is reported to have prevented a possible move to oust Speaker of Parliament Chamal Rajapaksa according to a source at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Harin Fernando sworn in as Uva Chief minister
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 14:42United National Party member - Harin Fernando was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the Uva Provincial Council a short while ago.
Mangala takes Mahinda to CID over coup attempt
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 14:36Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera is poised to make an official complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over a plot by topped President Mahinda Rajapaksa to disregard the democratic election process and retain power through a coup in the early hours of January 9, the day election results not in favour of him were pouring in.
Ranil makes sudden visit to Galle Face
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 14:28Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has made a sudden visit to Galle Face green, Colombo last night (13), reports say.
Pope gives Sri Lanka first saint before half million crowd
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 14:13Pope Francis gave Sri Lanka its first saint at a waterfront Mass for more half a million people in Colombo on Wednesday, calling 17th century missionary Joseph Vaz a model of reconciliation after the country's recent civil war.
Drug lord ‘Wele Suda’ arrested
Wednesday, 14 January 2015 13:15Notorious underworld kingpin and drug trafficker, Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda has been arrested in Pakistan and brought to Sri Lanka, Police said a short while ago.