2021

UNP Leader and Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe raising a Privilege Issue in Parliament yesterday requested the Speaker to write to the Attorney General (AG) regarding the prolonged detention of MP Rishad Bathiudeen. He…
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Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that damage was caused to the farming community due to the arbitrary actions of the government and that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya will take steps to go to the Courts to seek justice for the…
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was involved in the smuggling of arms, ammunition and drugs, which were seized from a Sri Lankan fishing vessel off Lakshadweep last year, according to India’s National Investigation Agency…
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Two persons who used a five-year-old child to smuggle drugs to customers have been arrested by the Western Province Police Intelligence Unit. The two persons who distributed heroin from Grandpass to Kurunegala area had used the child…
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The Sunday Observer-SLT Mobitel 43rd School Cricketer of the Year 2021 was launched last Friday under the patronage and sponsorship of the Chief Marketing Officer, Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd, Shashika Senarath who presented the relevant Cheque…
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Florida on Friday to ask Twitter (TWTR.N) to restore his account, which the company removed in January citing a risk of incitement of violence. Trump filed a request for…
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Several spells of showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, stated the Meteorology Department. Showers or thunder showers will occur at several places…
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Police had arrested 1,156 suspects over various offences during a special operation carried out in the Western province within a 24- hour period. Accordingly, Police had arrested 531 individuals evading courts and with pending…
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Today is world Temperance day. The temperance movement is a social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Participants in the movement typically criticize alcohol intoxication or promote complete abstinence from…
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not run for vice president in next year’s elections and will retire from politics after the end of his term. Duterte announced the surprise decision on Saturday after…
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