Politics

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Politics

Milinda Moragoda meets Australian High Commissioner-Designate

Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, Milinda Moragoda, held a meeting with the Australian High Commissioner-designate to Sri Lanka, Matthew Duckworth, in Colombo recently....

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The battle for Sri Lanka’s soul

By Vox Civis The latest drama to seize the nation’s attention comes in the form of two controversial initiatives that have arrived almost...

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Sri Lanka’s opposition parties hold talks in Colombo with ex-president Wickremesinghe

More than 25 Sri Lankan opposition political parties convened for a high-level meeting and dinner in Colombo last night (03). The closed-door gathering,...

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Ranil visits Mahinda in Tangalle

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe visited former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Carlton House in Tangalle earlier today (28), in a meeting that highlighted personal...

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Rhetoric and reality

By Vox Civis On September 24th, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time. The occasion was...

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Opposition Leader challenges Speaker’s rejection of no-confidence motion

Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka’s main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), slammed Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne in Parliament, denouncing...

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“You have to be crazy to give up all assets for full-time politics” – Lal Kantha

Agriculture Minister K.D. Lal Kantha has expressed his willingness to sell all his assets and hand them over to his political party if...

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Dayasiri calls for united opposition ahead of PC elections

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayasekera has called on opposition parties to urgently unite under a common alliance to contest the forthcoming...