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Prime Minister Vests 5,000 New Houses in the Public, Emphasizes Community-Driven Housing
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Batticaloa Teaching Hospital’s Rs. 550M Nephrology and Dialysis Unit Vested in the Public
The newly constructed seven-storey Nephrology and Dialysis Unit at the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital, built at a cost of Rs. 550 million in central government funds, was officially vested in the public under the patronage of the Secretary to the Minis
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Court Orders Execution of Remaining Prison Sentence for Gnanasara Thero
The Court of Appeal today (05) ordered the Commissioner General of Prisons to take necessary measures to execute the remainder of the prison sentence imposed on Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, following his conviction on charges of contempt of
Gnanasara Thera's 6-Yr Prison Sentence Reinstated
Gnanasara Thera’s prison sentence takes effect from today
Ven. Gnanasara Thero is back inside for 5 years and 5 months due to the disturbance he caused at the Homagama court in 2016, by saying 'po##' in front of the judge.
How India escaped the IMF cycle - the Manmohan Singh lesson
Sri Lanka should take a leaf from India's Dr Manmohan Singh era. When India faced a near-existential balance-of-payments crisis in 1991, it turned to the IMF but Dr Manmohan Singh did not allow the IMF programme to become the country's economic strat
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Best Wishes To Colombo Telegraph And Lecherous Heroes
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Financial literacy rises to 58%: PM
Sri Lanka's financial literacy rate has increased from 35% to 58% due to positive measures taken by the Government, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said today.
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A Right of Reply to Land Mining Sri Lanka in Vadunnagala
Tisaranee Gunasekara, in her article in Groundviews, Land Mining Sri Lanka in Vadunnagala, says that Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, who is accused of child rape and no longer the Atamasthanadhipati, gifted a Sri...
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Spain’s prime minister calls early elections as pressure mounts over housing crisis
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Police in disarray with the recent controversial transfers - Ajith P. Perera
The Sri Lanka Police appeared to be in disarray, with the decision to transfer top-ranking police officers being subsequently cancelled, Opposition MP Ajith P. Perera alleged yesterday.
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Gnanasara Thera Sentenced to Serve Remaining Term of 6-Year Prison Sentence
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US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base
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Supreme Court stresses best interests of child in adoption cases
The Supreme Court has emphasized that the best interests of a child must be a paramount consideration in determining matters concerning children, as recognized under international law and Section 5(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Politi
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‘Don’t be distracted by social media’ – IGP tells cops
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has urged police officers to remain focused on their duties and not be distracted by social media, while assuring them of the support of the President, the relevant Minister and the Ministry
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13,000 families live in unsafe houses in Sri Lanka
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High COL has prompted Sri Lankans to produce less children: FLSP
High cost of living has prompted Sri Lankans to produce less children and also it is the reason why the child population in the country has been reduced by 100,000, Frontline Socialist Party Executive Member Duminda Nagamuwa said.
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What terrorist acts did Padme, Sewwandi, Sallay and Pillayan commit? Lawyer asks at SLPP event
Attorney-at-Law Sanjeewa Weerawickrama questioned the legal grounds for detaining several high-profile individuals under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), challenging authorities to specify the acts of terrorism allegedly committed by those held
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Indian police accused of sexually harassing journalists at protest
Three female journalists have accused police officers in India of sexual harassment during street protests in the capital Delhi.
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6 arrested at ‘Jana Aragala’ protest, bailed
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Beyond Protest: What The FLSP Should Be Fighting For?
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