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“Refrain from Facebook Campaining after Aug. 14th” – Election Commissioner

“Refrain from Facebook Campaining after Aug. 14th” – Election Commissioner

Aug 13, 2015

  Elections Commissioner (EC) Mahinda Deshapriya urges the public not to publish statements advantageous or disadvantageous to any party or ... Read More

Indian-American Atul Keshap Sworn In As US Envoy to Sri Lanka

Indian-American Atul Keshap Sworn In As US Envoy to Sri Lanka

Aug 13, 2015

  Indian-American Atul Keshap has been sworn in as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, becoming the second ... Read More

US President Reveals He Has Cancer

US President Reveals He Has Cancer

Aug 13, 2015

  Former President Jimmy Carter revealed he has cancer on Wednesday. It was discovered after a procedure on the 90-year-old's ... Read More

Truck bomb kills at least 60 in Baghdad’s Sadr City

Truck bomb kills at least 60 in Baghdad’s Sadr City

Aug 13, 2015

  At least 60 people were killed and 200 wounded in a blast on Thursday at a market in Baghdad's ... Read More

Ranjan Insists On Authenticity of Photos Showing Defender Allegedly Used To Abduct Ruggerite Thajudeen [Images Inc…]

Ranjan Insists On Authenticity of Photos Showing Defender Allegedly Used To Abduct Ruggerite Thajudeen [Images Inc…]

Aug 13, 2015

  Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake said that he will take full responsibility on the authenticity of the pictures showing the ... Read More

“Underworld is backed by UNP” – Says Mahinda Rajapakse

“Underworld is backed by UNP” – Says Mahinda Rajapakse

Aug 13, 2015

  Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that the United National Party (UNP) government has brought back the underworld figures which his ... Read More

Video: Ex-Kalmunai Opp. Leader Demolishes Plaque in Broad Daylight

Video: Ex-Kalmunai Opp. Leader Demolishes Plaque in Broad Daylight

Aug 13, 2015

  A tense situation occurred in Kalmunai last Sunday when Ex-Opposition Leader of Kalmunai Municipal Council Henry Mahendran demolished a ... Read More

Video: Tianjin explosion: 86 dead and hundreds injured after massive blast in China [Images Inc…]

Video: Tianjin explosion: 86 dead and hundreds injured after massive blast in China [Images Inc…]

Aug 13, 2015

  HUGE explosions have rocked the Chinese city of Tianjin, killing at least 86 people and injuring more than 500. ... Read More

UPFA Campaign Strategy Has Failed Miserably: Ajith P. Perera

UPFA Campaign Strategy Has Failed Miserably: Ajith P. Perera

Aug 12, 2015

  Deputy Foreign Minister Ajith P. Perera said that both the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) manifesto and the image ... Read More

Video: “Will sack top management of SOEs” – Susil Premajeyantha

Video: “Will sack top management of SOEs” – Susil Premajeyantha

Aug 12, 2015

  A United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government formed after August 17 would replace the entire top management of State ... Read More

Elections cleaner this time, Common wealth monitors

Elections cleaner this time, Common wealth monitors

Aug 12, 2015

  There had been fewer violations of electoral laws so far and the poll seems to be cleaner than the ... Read More

Systematic Attempt Underway To Sabotage JVP Campaign: Vijitha Herath

Systematic Attempt Underway To Sabotage JVP Campaign: Vijitha Herath

Aug 12, 2015

  A systematic campaign is underway to sabotage the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna election campaign, the JVP Propaganda Secretary Vijitha Herath ... Read More

Ranil Turns Down Shiranthi’s Request on Investigations into Thajudeen Killing

Ranil Turns Down Shiranthi’s Request on Investigations into Thajudeen Killing

Aug 12, 2015

  Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa had contacted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over the phone on a matter concerning investigations ... Read More

“UPFA Must Act Against Those Who Spread Rumors” – Duminda Dissanayake

“UPFA Must Act Against Those Who Spread Rumors” – Duminda Dissanayake

Aug 12, 2015

  Anuradhapura District United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate Duminda Dissanayake stated that disciplinary action should be taken against those ... Read More

VIDEO: JVP, TNA Will Support ‘Good Governance Government’, Wickremesinghe says

VIDEO: JVP, TNA Will Support ‘Good Governance Government’, Wickremesinghe says

Aug 12, 2015

  The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) have agreed to offer their support to the next ... Read More