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Politics

MP Archchuna hit with media ban over offensive remarks

Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced in Parliament today that a media ban would be imposed on MP Ramanathan Archchuna from tomorrow (March 20) until...

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“I am proud of my belly,” says Badulla MP

Badulla District MP of the New Democratic Front (NDF) Chamara Sampath Dassanayake told Parliament this morning that he was proud of his physique...

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Happy to see a secular prime minister carrying ‘atapirikara’, says Dilith

The leader of the Sarvajana Balaya, MP Dilith Jayaweera, said that he takes pride in seeing the secular Prime Minister wearing a white...

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“Ranil, it’s too late now” – Nalinda

Despite former President Ranil Wickremesinghe stating that it was too late to talk about the Batalanda Commission report, the government would take legal...

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Present commission report of Vijaya Kumaratunga assassination to Parliament – Opposition MP

MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has stated that, along with the Batalanda Commission Report, three other commission reports should be tabled in Parliament. Noting...

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FSP calls for immediate arrest of Ranil over Batalanda allegations

The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has called for the immediate arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe based on the Batalanda Commission report, stating...

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MP resigns to contest LG election

National list MP of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), Mohamed Sali Naleem, has officially resigned from his position as a Member of...

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The Batalanda Firestorm: AKD Strikes

By Our Political Editor Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s interview with Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan has ignited a political firestorm in Sri Lanka, bringing...