Politics

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Politics

Minister booed off stage for politicizing youth councils

Minister of Plantation Industries Samantha Vidyaratna was jeered at an event in Badulla on Saturday (02). The incident took place during a District...

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Trade unions rally against Public Administration Minister

A coalition of fourteen trade unions representing Development Officers has issued a stern warning of impending trade union action, accusing the Minister of...

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Catholic Church warns Deputy Defence Minister may compromise Easter Attack investigations

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church has raised concerns over Deputy Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekara potentially influencing the ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday...

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Ruling party MP implicated in land grab

A televised political debate took an unexpected turn last night when accusations of land grabbing were exchanged between government and opposition members, casting...

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Rohini demands probe into Bimal’s ‘daughters of murderers’ remark

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Rohini Kumari Wijerathna Kaviratne has called for the immediate appointment of a special Parliamentary committee to investigate a...

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Tense vote sees SJB take control of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) councilor Lasantha Wickramasekara has been elected as the new Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha following a closely contested...

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SJB rules out deputy leadership role for Dayasiri

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) National Organizer MP Tissa Attanayake has dismissed speculation regarding the possible appointment of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara as a Deputy...

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Talks begin on possible change in opposition leadership

Discussions have reportedly commenced over a possible change in the position of Leader of the Opposition, it is learnt. Following a string of...