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Resolution on Lanka at UNHRC in March?
The proposed UK led procedural resolution on Sri Lanka is due to be tabled at the UN Human Rights Council early next month,...
President fires all cylinders in Parliament
Independent institutions in the country should complement the state’s...
2019-02-09 18:30:00 0
Polls Commission mulls legal action on PC polls delay
The National Election Commission members last week discussed the...
2019-02-09 18:30:00 0
Sri Lankan action on Dubai arrests
Sri Lanka’s Charge de Affairs in Abu Dhabi together with the Consul...
2019-02-09 18:30:00 0
‘I hear the cries of Northern Tamils in their own language’
In an interview with the Sunday Observer Dr.Suren Raghawan, the first...
2019-02-02 18:30:00 0
PC elections: Cabinet to discuss President’s proposals
President Maithripala Sirisena’s Cabinet paper proposing to hold the...
2019-02-02 18:30:00 0
Priyanka Fernando case : UK will uphold Vienna Convention
The British High Commission in Colombo confirmed on Friday that the...
2019-01-26 18:30:00 0
Formal appeal to reverse case against Brig Fernando
The Army will make a formal appeal to the Manchester Magistrate’s...
2019-01-26 18:30:00 0
Is the food we eat safe?
This question has been pricking my conscience since the day my...
2019-01-26 18:30:00 0
SLFP must go it alone
If the SLPP doesn’t wish to make President Maithripala Sirisena the...
2019-01-19 18:30:00 0
It’s time for MR to declare Maithri as presidential candidate - Mahinda Samarasinghe
SLFP spokesperson and Kalutara district Parliamentarian Mahinda...
2019-01-19 18:30:00 0
Udawalawa park warden denies elephants lack nutrition
The park warden at Udawalawa National park denied that the elephants...
2019-01-19 18:30:00 0
State-owned vehicles exempt from Carbon tax
State-owned vehicles will be exempted from the newly introduced...
2019-01-12 18:30:00 0
Presidential, general elections to precede PC polls
The presidential and general elections are likely to precede the...
2019-01-05 18:30:00 0
SLFP and UNP battle internal dissent
As the country entered into a crucial election year, with three major...
2019-01-05 18:30:00 0
People’s well-being, my top priority, says former PM
Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to step down...
2018-12-15 18:30:00 0
LTTE remains a threat to Sri Lanka- Prof. Rohan Gunaratna
In an alleged statement, issued last week, the Liberation Tigers of...
2018-12-08 18:30:00 0
Fracas in Parliament: Damage to books being assessed
Insurance officials are still trying to assess the damage to certain...
2018-12-01 18:30:00 0
Dissolution of Parliament: SC ruling likely to be postponed
The Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the President’s...
2018-12-01 18:30:00 0
When the ‘playhouse’ that is Parliament erupted in a violent free for all ...
The usually sombre proceedings in Parliament turned into a violent...
2018-11-24 18:30:00 0
For years lost in solitary confinement: Lahiru’s wife pleads for justice
Lahiru Madushanka, the Sri Lankan national who was kept behind bars...
2018-11-24 18:30:00 0
Bureaucratic governance worse than dictatorship - Mahinda Deshapriya
Following the proclamation by the President a week ago to hold...
2018-11-17 18:30:00 0
SL Mission in Israel to meet detained asylum seekers
Officials of the Sri Lankan Mission in Israel will meet the group of...
2018-11-17 18:30:00 0
Keheliya justifies Ranil’s removal
Former Media State Minister and Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Keheliya...
2018-11-10 18:30:00 0
Election Commission Chairman will abide by Gazette
Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday denied web...
2018-11-10 18:30:00 0
President tells UN Secretary General:New Govt will continue to uphold democracy
President Maithripala Sirisena has conveyed to the UN Secretary...
2018-11-03 18:30:00 0
Election Commission wants to break impasse, hold elections
It is anticipated that the elections to appoint members to the nine...
2018-11-03 18:30:00 0
PC Elections imbroglio continues
In September 2017, over a year ago the terms of Three Provincial...
2018-10-27 18:30:00 0
Amendment to PC Polls Act to Cabinet
Proposed amendments to the Provincial Council Elections Act to clear...
2018-10-20 18:30:00 0
Lankan UN peacekeeping head in Mali to be repatriated
Sri Lankan commander heading the UN peacekeeping force in Mali Lt.Col...
2018-10-20 18:30:00 0
Office of Reparations: Constitutional Council to call for nominations
The government hopes to finalise appointing members to the Office of...
2018-10-13 18:30:00 0
Gota must grow out of ‘kid brother’ mentality - Gomin
Legal luminary Gomin Dayasri, in an interview with the Sunday...
2018-10-13 18:30:00 0
Lahiru’s case drags on
A crucial hearing in the case where Lahiru Madushanka, the Sri Lankan...
2018-10-13 18:30:00 0
All countries passports from Indonesia next month
All countries passports which had been out of stock for the past...
2018-10-13 18:30:00 0
‘Ragging’: a euphemism for sexual abuse
Sri Lanka - “a land like no other”, is probably the only country in...
2018-10-06 18:30:00 0
Colombo Indian Ocean Conference this week
Sri Lanka will convene ‘Indian Ocean:Defining Our Future Conference...
2018-10-06 18:30:00 0
Lankan prisoner in Maldives likely to get bail
Minister Faiszer Musthapha left for Maldives last night as a special...
2018-10-06 18:30:00 0
Livestock Development Board Chairman remanded
National Livestock Development Board (NLDB) Chairman M.K....
2018-10-06 18:30:00 0
Lahiru’s fate to be decided soon
A young man who has never touched an automatic weapon, even a toy...
2018-09-29 18:30:00 0
Long wait for justice
A father who struggled for three long years to get his only son...
2018-09-22 18:30:00 0
Lankan student detained on terror charges: Professionals call for fair probe on Kamer
Sri Lankan Professionals handed over a petition to Australian High...
2018-09-22 18:30:00 0
River of Ink: Historical love story
River of Ink, a story based on an intriguing incident that happened...
2018-09-15 18:30:00 0
Public money down the drain?
While the deal to purchase 144 super luxury chairs for the new...
2018-09-15 18:30:00 0
‘Renegotiating Resolution 30/1, a difficult task’
Commenting on President Maithripala Sirisena’s statement to...
2018-09-15 18:30:00 0
Janabalaya aim was never to change govt: GL
In a wide ranging interview with the Sunday Observer shortly after...
2018-09-15 18:30:00 0
Kamer Nizamdeen framed?
The family of Kamer Nizamdeen, insists that the Sri Lankan youth who...
2018-09-08 18:30:00 0
Delimitation Commission chief clarifies: Report is just and fair
The Delimitation Report which is crucial to hold the next Priovincial...
2018-09-01 18:30:00 0
Budget 2019: COPF to hear public views
The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) will hold public meetings in...
2018-09-01 18:30:00 0
Legal action soon to extradite Arjuna Mahendran
Steps will be taken to institute legal action in Singapore soon to...
2018-09-01 18:30:00 0
We want more women leaders
The Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, Dr.Sharman Stone says...
2018-08-18 18:30:00 0
Audit Commission and COPE to probe WPC expenditure
The Independent Audit Commission and the Committee on Public...
2018-08-18 18:30:00 0

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