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Colombo Page
April 27, 2018
The RSF, questioning whether impunity will ever end in the country in its country specific statement on Sri Lanka, noted that President Maithripala Sirisena after being sworn in as president in January 2015 said he wanted to reopen all the investigations into murders of journalists. While some progress hasÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
April 27, 2018
To correct this, another gazette notification was issued on April 23 which states that “by virtue of the powers vested in me by Article 70(4) of the Chapter XI of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, I, Maithripala Sirisena, President, do by this Proclamation summon Parliament toÃâà...
Sri Lanka Guardian
April 27, 2018
( April 27, 2018, Goyang, Sri Lanka Guardian) South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed sincere efforts to make progress at their bilateral summit Friday in the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom, which Moon said now symbolizes peace, instead of division. The historicÃâà...
Colombo Page
April 26, 2018
Apr 26, Colombo: President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, the electricity sector regulator, to take the necessary steps expeditiously to implement the long-term power generation plan for the time period of 2018-2037. The President has given theseÃâà...
Xinhua
April 26, 2018
COLOMBO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday instructed the country's Public Utilities Commission to take measures for the implementation of the long-term power ... Sri Lanka depends on hydro-power and coal energy for its electricity requirements at the moment.
Pakistan Observer
April 26, 2018
President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka had bravely faced the menace of terrorism, which led to the stability in the ... The president said this while talking to Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, who along with a delegationÃâà...
The Indian Express
April 23, 2018
Sri Lanka's unity government will come up with a new plan to identify its weaknesses and find suitable remedies for them, a senior minister has said, amid the ongoing tussle between the country's president and the prime minister. A new programme and pact is being prepared by President MaithripalaÃâà...
EconomyNext
April 23, 2018
ECONOMYNEXT - Corruption in Sri Lanka's governments is partly due to the lack of an independent public service and permanent secretaries, but also due to the structure of administration where the Prime Minister of President holds key portfolios. Sri Lanka's current administration with Prime MinisterÃâà...
Hindustan Times
April 23, 2018
“China never interferes in Sri Lanka's internal affairs and is willing to work with the Sri Lankan side to push forward the latter's economic and social development by promoting new type of ... China invested heavily in Sri Lanka's infrastructure during the 10-year tenure of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Daily Mirror
April 23, 2018
President Maithripala Sirisena, who was in London to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), returned to the country a short while ago. He left for the United Kingdom on April 15 to attend the CHOGM held in London.(T.K.G. Kapila)Ãâà...
Colombo Page
April 22, 2018
Apr 22, Colombo: President's Media Division (PMD) issuing a statement said false information is being reported regarding the official delegation accompanying the President Maithripala Sirisena to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The President was accompanied by theÃâà...
The Sunday Times Sri Lanka
April 22, 2018
... him for supporting Sri Lanka in the UK Parliament. On Thursday, the President attended a special banquet hosted by Queen Elizabeth II in honour of leaders attending CHOGM. While in the UK, President Sirisena met with members of the Sri Lankan community in London. In his address to the community,Ãâà...
Arab News
April 21, 2018
DUBAI: The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) confused Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi ... The blunder occurred when the BBC host said “the Prime Minister of India since May 2014 arriving at Buckingham Palace,” while the Sri Lankan president wasÃâà...
Moneycontrol.com
April 20, 2018
The BBC today apologised for mistakenly referring to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a live news broadcast of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) last night. The Sri Lankan President was seen disembarking from his car at theÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
April 12, 2018
Maithripala Sirisena's move came on Thursday after the government promised a cabinet reshuffle following a no-confidence motion against Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's prime minister, was defeated last week. "The president has prorogued parliament until May 8," Austin Fernando, Sirisena'sÃâà...
The Guardian
April 9, 2018
Voters delivered a shock repudiation of Rajapaksa's government three years ago, as the UN investigated war crimes against Tamil civilians, dissidents disappeared in unmarked white vans and warnings were issued that Sri Lankan democracy was at risk. In February, however, they gave the BuddhistÃâà...
Carlisle Sentinel
March 31, 2018
When a Sri Lankan Facebook user complained in March of a post that said, “Kill all Muslims, don't let even one child of the dogs escape,” it took the ... Over a two-hour meeting at the seafront presidential offices, company officials pledged to act more swiftly to remove hate speech in Sri Lanka's nativeÃâà...
Colombo Page
March 31, 2018
Mar 31, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena emphasized that irrespective of political differences social justice should be delivered to all when considering issues related to the land rights of the people in the country. The President further said that if the priority was given to money whenÃâà...
Daily Mirror
March 31, 2018
President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has had a lengthy discussion on the political developments on Thursday night, sources close to the Prime Minister said yesterday. The meeting has taken place at Minister Rajitha Senaratne's residence in Colombo. The meeting hadÃâà...
The Hindu
March 31, 2018
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (R) and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (L) attend the Victory Day parade in the southern coastal town of ... Even before the Cambridge Analytica fiasco came to light, Sri Lanka had enough reasons to worry about social media, particularly after last month'sÃâà...
Colombo Page
March 30, 2018
Mar 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka Freedom party (SLFP), led by President Maithripala Sirisena today requested the leader of its coalition partner in the unity government, Prime Minister and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to resign before the debate on the no-confidence motionÃâà...
Firstpost
March 30, 2018
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has reduced the responsibilities of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as a power struggle worsened within their uneasy coalition. Sirisena took away the central bank, the policy-making National Operations Room and several other institutions from theÃâà...
Colombo Page
March 30, 2018
Mar 30, Polonnaruwa: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today emphasized the need for the line ministries and local government to work together in consensus for the benefit of the people and the country. The President said the disputes between the ministries and the local government bodiesÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 29, 2018
When a Sri Lankan Facebook user complained this month of a post that said, "Kill all Muslims, don't let even one child of the dogs escape," it took the ... Over a two-hour meeting at the seafront presidential offices, company officials pledged to act more swiftly to remove hate speech in Sri Lanka's nativeÃâà...
Xinhua
March 29, 2018
In his note to the Russian president, Sirisena said the Sri Lankan people shared the sorrow of the Russian people and extended condolences on behalf of his government and the citizens of Sri Lanka. Sirisena also engaged in discussions with Russia's Ambassador to Sri Lanka Yuri Materiy. A total of 64Ãâà...
Channel NewsAsia
March 28, 2018
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday (Mar 28) reduced the responsibilities of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as a power struggle worsened within their uneasy coalition. Sirisena took away the central bank, the policy-making National Operations Room and severalÃâà...
Newsfirst
March 18, 2018
Making 109 million voters eligible for voting the Presidential Election of Russia began today (18th March). 2018 presidential election is expected to concrete President Vladimir Putin's power for another term of six years. The Russians would cast ballots today (18th March) in Russia across the 11 time zones,Ãâà...
Daily Mirror
March 18, 2018
This is the most important function of a Head of State, be it a Queen or President. In the United Kingdom, its exercise is regulated by convention. In Sri Lanka, Article 43 of the Constitution requires the President to appoint as Prime Minister “the Member of Parliament who in his opinion “is most likely toÃâà...
Sri Lanka Guardian
March 18, 2018
( March 19, 2018, Moscow, Sri Lanka Guardian) Russian President Vladimir Putin won a landslide re-election victory on Sunday, extending his rule over the world's largest country for another six years at a time when his ties with the West are on a hostile trajectory. Putin's thumping victory will extend his totalÃâà...
Newsfirst
March 18, 2018
COLOMBO (News 1st) – A high-level Sri Lankan delegation is scheduled to depart for Geneva tomorrow (March 19) in order to attend the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council. According to the Government information department, the delegation will highlight actions Sri Lanka has taken since itÃâà...
The Quint
March 18, 2018
Hitting back at Gandhi over his attack on Amit Shah, Sitharaman said that it was astonishing that the Congress president chooses to make allegations against ... the BJP of imposing Hindi on Tamil Nadu, party state president Tamilisai Soundarajan asked Gandhi to 'recall the loss of Tamil lives in Sri Lanka'.
Reliefweb
March 18, 2018
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has removed the nationwide state of Emergency that was imposed on March 6 after communal clashes broke out in Kandy district."Upon assessing the public safety situation, I instructed to revoke the State of Emergency from midnight yesterday," the President saidÃâà...
Hindustan Times
March 17, 2018
Sri Lanka Cricket President Thilanga Sumathipala lauded Jagmohan Dalmiya's role in strengthening the Asian Bloc in international cricket.(HT Photo). Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), on the occasion of the 70th independence of the island nation, paid a glowing tribute to former BCCI President Jagmohan DalmiyaÃâà...
Colombo Page
March 8, 2018
Mar 07, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed relevant authorities to immediately stop giving permission to fragment coconut lands in North Western Province. The President also advised Provincial Council, Urban Council and the Coconut Development Authority (CDA) to makeÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 8, 2018
Colombo - Welcoming Sri Lanka's engagement towards achieving a country free of anti-personnel mines and inviting its Government to take a leadership role in fostering this humanitarian disarmament instrument in South Asia, the Special Envoy of the Convention expressed his gratitude to the PresidentÃâà...
Colombo Page
March 8, 2018
Mar 07, Kandy: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday held a special meeting with religious leaders of all faiths at President's House in Kandy to discuss the current volatile situation in the central region. Maha Sangha led by Anunayaka Theros of Malwatta and Asgiriya chapters, IslamicÃâà...
Xinhua
March 8, 2018
COLOMBO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A statue of late South African President Nelson Mandela will be erected in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, where battles were fought between the Sri Lankan military and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) before 2009. Northern Province Governor Reginald Cooray toldÃâà...
goskagit.com
March 8, 2018
Sri Lankans walk past a vandalized Mosque in Diana, in central Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in several central hill towns could spread. (AP Photo/Rukmal Gamage). Rukmal Gamage. Buddhist mobsÃâà...
Beloit Daily News
March 8, 2018
Sri Lankan police officers stand out side a vandalized Buddhist Temple in Poojapitiya, in central Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in several central hill towns could spread. The emergency announcementÃâà...
Colombo Page
March 8, 2018
Mar 08, Colombo: The government has adapted legislation to strengthen women's participation in governance and the next objective is to develop the women entrepreneurship to increase their participation in industries and production, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena says in his message to markÃâà...
Moneycontrol.com
March 8, 2018
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the law and order minister amidst fresh violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the Kandy district despite imposition of nationwide emergency. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, aÃâà...
WPXI Pittsburgh
March 7, 2018
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in several central hill towns could spread. Details of the emergency decree were not immediately announced, and it was unclear how it would affect life on the South Asian islandÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 7, 2018
Sri Lankan police officers attempt to douse burning shops in Ambatenna, in central Sri Lanka, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in several central hill towns could spread. (AP Photo/Rukmal Gamage) The AssociatedÃâà...
ucanews
December 31, 1999
President Maithripala Sirisena is to appoint a three-member commission to investigate attacks on Muslims by Buddhist mobs in Sri Lanka. A police curfew imposed in Kandy district on March 6 was lifted on March 10 but a 10-day nationwide state of emergency declared on March 6 remains in place.
Doordarshan
December 31, 1999
Secretary to the President Austin Fernando told our correspondent that the Gazette is ready and will be signed by President on his return on Saturday or latest by Monday. Sri Lankan government has imposed a week emergency last Tuesday in wake of violence against minority Muslim community in KandyÃâà...
