Attorney at law H.M. Abayaratne has been appointed the Chairman of the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) by President Maithripala Sirisena. He is the eighth chairman of the NCPA and replaces Marini de Livera. He is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Management and Finance of the Wayamba University …
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Eleven people have been injured in a collision between two buses on the Ambilipitiya-Colombo main road near 8th milepost area, Panamura. This accident occurred at around 8.30 am today (09), according to police. Two buses travelling from Deniyaya to Ambilipitiya and from Helaudakanda to Ambilipitiya were involved in the accident. …
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, Sri Lanka: SML Frontier Automotive, sole agent of Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) in Sri Lanka launched the E-PACE a five-seat compact SUV that packs the design and performance of a Jaguar sports car into a spacious, practical and connected all- wheel-drive vehicle. The compact SUV was launched at …
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Former Sathosa Chairman K.Nalin Ruwanjeeva Fernand, who was arrested last Friday (6) on charges of misappropriating government funds, was further remanded until April 12 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today. He was arrested by the FCID at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to flee the country.
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A price revision of fuel distributed by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is in the offing, according to highly placed government sources. The Indian oil company, Lanka IOC has already increased their prices to be on par with the world fuel price hikes. However, CPC prices have remained static for …
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Only 51.12 per cent of candidates who sat the GCE O/L examination last year have passed English. This is the highest failure rate as regards the core subjects in 2017. The result evaluation report of the Examinations Department reveals that out 296,157 students who sat the English paper only …
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The President and the Prime Minister have decided to reshuffle the Cabinet before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said. He stated that the decision was taken by the two party leaders during a meeting held last night. Kariyawasam also said that the United National Party …
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Minister Malik Samarawickrama says that he has resigned from the Chairmanship of the United National Party (UNP). The Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade stated that he handed over his letter of resignation to the party leader Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. On Thursday (5), Minister Kabir Hashim had also …
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The United National Party (UNP), the majority party of Sri Lanka’s unity government has formally requested President Maithripala Sirisena to remove the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) ministers who voted for the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said the UNP has …
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The Working Committee and the Parliamentary Group of the United National Party (UNP) have decided to appoint a special political committee with full powers to take all decisions of the party, Accordingly, the party at the meeting of the Working Committee and the Parliamentary Group held Saturday at Temple Trees …
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