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Sri Lanka ruling party MP invites parliament to defeat Canada bill

An unelected parliamentarian from Sri Lanka’s ruling party has made a passionate appeal to the parliament in Sinhala to defeat a bill in a Canadian local assembly about Tamil

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Special meeting between Dr. Jaishankar and Ranil !

Former Prime Minister and the Leader of the United National Party, Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested the visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to make necessary arrangements to ensure that the Indian produced Covid vaccine is made available as soon as possible for the benefit of all Sri Lankans.

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Biden blasts Trump supporters' 'siege' of Capitol

US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted the "insurrection" of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the US Congress in a riot that saw a woman shot dead.

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Harin reveals five people responsible for sir's curse! (Video)

Opposition lawmaker Harin Fernando MP, said in Parliament yesterday (06), that there were five people who were responsible for the dreaded Sir's curse.

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'Sir' has failed; will be sent packing soon due to Basil's actions - Ven. Madille Thero (Video)

Pointing out that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has 'failed' to a certain extent, the General Secretary of the 'Sinhale' organisation, Ven. Madille Pannaloka Thero said that the

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Sri Lanka should honour its commitments on meaningful devolution including 13A: S. Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has reiterated the importance of honouring the commitments made by the Sri Lankan government with regard to

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Stress on domestic banks may lead to a rise in bankruptcies in SL: World Bank

The global economy is expected to expand by 4 per cent in 2021, assuming an initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year, the World Bank has said.

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Cabinet nod to amend the Press Council Act to include new media

Cabinet approval has been granted to amend the Sri Lanka Press Council Act to cover electronic and new media, a statement by the government said.

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Health Minister reveals an increase in the number of maternal deaths

Sri Lanka has witnessed a rise in the number of maternal deaths during the first year of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency where maternal deaths have increased by one third compared to the previous year.