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Weerawansa says Anura weaker than Sirisena, slams e-NIC project

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa launched a fierce attack on the Anura Dissanayake-led National People’s Power (NPP) government, accusing it of...

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Sri Lanka vital to U.S. economy, says Deputy Minister

Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation, Susil Ranasinghe, has claimed that in the present global economic context, the United States needs Sri Lanka...

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Sharp rise in schoolgirl pregnancies prompts call for comprehensive sex education

Sri Lanka has seen a sharp rise in teen pregnancies, prompting Women and Child Affairs Minister Saroja Paulraj to call for the urgent...

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Govt misleads public on U.S. trade talks

Deputy Minister of Finance Prof. Anil Jayantha has admitted to making an error in a previous statement in which he claimed that Sri...

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Crisis worsens in health sector; warning over brain drain among doctors

The Ministry of Health has so far failed to properly manage the highest budgetary allocation made for the health sector, as claimed by...

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19 ministers, deputy ministers still receive two fuel allowances

Nineteen ministers and deputy ministers are reportedly receiving two fuel allowances still from their respective ministries as well as from parliament. Parliament stopped...

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SJB needs new leadership – Navin

Former Minister Navin Dissanayake has called for a change in leadership within the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), asserting that the party must re-evaluate...

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No progress on rail delays under our watch – Transport Minister

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, has acknowledged that the present government has not been able to curb persistent...