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Secretaries were appointed to 12 cabinet ministries a short while ago before president Maithripala Sirisena as they took oaths at the Presidential Secretariat today (October 30). Ministry of Defence: Hemasiri Fernando Ministry of Mahaweli…

Mahinda Rajapaksa: Minister of Finance and Economic AffairsLocalTags: Print EditionThe new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. New Cabinet:  1.  Mahinda…

Becomes the 22nd Prime Minster of Sri LankaLocalMahinda Rajapaksa assuming duties as new PMTags: Online EditionFormer president Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed duties as the 22nd Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka a…

The new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. New Cabinet: 1.  Mahinda Rajapaksa: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs 2.  Nimal Siripala de Silva:…

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed duties as the 22nd Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka a short while ago at the Prime Minister's Office with the blessings of religious leaders.

Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is attempting to bring about reconciliation by disrespecting Buddhism, accuses Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thero. Thero mentioned this at a press conference held in Embilipitiya. According…

Former Military Intelligence Director and Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General (Retired) Amal Karunasekara who was in remand custody, was further remanded till May 16 by Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate Lochana Abeywickrama today. …

Water supply to Wattala Pradeshiya sabha, Biyagama Pradeshiya sabha, Kelaniya Pradeshiya sabha and Peliyagoda Urban council will be disrupted for 9 hours commencing from 9 a.m. tomorrow, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB)…

Sri Lanka Navy rescued the 07-member India crew from a Maldives-bound Indian Merchant Vessel, which had sunk in the seas south of Sri Lanka due to a mechanical fault. Sri Lanka Navy said that upon being informed by the Maldivian…

A recent report brings to light the clandestine events that may have lead up to the Indo-Lanka Accord in 1987 Declassified CIA documents reveal that former Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene told an American envoy that the…