Mangala to visit India
Newly appointed Sri Lankan foreign minister - Mangala Samaraweera is to visit India this Sunday (Jan. 18), ministry sources say.…
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'Exhausted' pope cancels meeting with SL bishops
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:25Pope Francis on Tuesday cancelled a planned meeting with Sri Lankan bishops, with one security official saying he was "exhausted" after a long journey from the airport exposed to the hot sun.
North Western PC to support Maithri
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:18North Western Province Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara, who pledged his support to President Maithripala Sirisena, announced today (13) that he and his ministers at the North Western Provincial Council decided to support President Sirisena.
Wimal’s brother-in-law arrested
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:16A person said to be the brother-in-law of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa has been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD), this morning (13).
Bribery charges filed against Rajapaksa family
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 16:54The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna today (January 13) officially filed a written complaint of bribery charges with the Bribery Commissioner against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his two brothers former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his eldest son MP Namal Rajapaksa.
Television channels Derana, Hiru and CSN exploit reporters without payment
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 15:22Provincial correspondents working for Derana, Hiru and CSN television stations are reported to have not been paid their dues since last October.
Mangala assumes duties, Wagiswara appointed Foreign secretary
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 11:54UNP MP Mangala Samaraweera has assumed duties as Minister of External Affairs today (13).
Media Secretary assumes duties today
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 11:14Karunarathna Paranavithana assumed duties as the Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media at a ceremony held at the Ministry a little while ago.
John Kerry applauds smooth transfer of power in Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 13 January 2015 10:15Former Sri Lanka foreign minister GL Peiris said that US Secretary of State John Kerry had telephoned ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa and thanked him for the conduct of a free and fair election and the smooth transfer of power while accepting the verdict of the people.
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