The conduct of parties to lavish people with food, drinks or refreshments by the presidential candidates amounts to an offence under treating, in accordance with the Presidential Elections Act and therefore they are barred from doing so, an official said yesterday.
The conduct of parties to lavish people with food, drinks or refreshments by the presidential candidates amounts to an offence under treating, in accordance with the Presidential Elections Act and therefore they are barred from doing so, an official said yesterday.
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said that big polluters have a clear responsibility to cut em..
The Presidential election manifestos of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) are ..
Rear Admiral Kanchana Banagoda has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from August 16..
Russia has launched one of its biggest air attacks on Ukraine of the war so far, the head of the Ukrainian air force has..
Two in five (or 39.8%) women have experienced physical, sexual and emotional violence by a partner in their lifetime acc..
A spokesperson for the Indian High Commission in Colombo debunked a social media report in circulation that National Peo..
Sri Lanka’s apparel sector performance expanded in the month of July from the corresponding period of the previous yea..
The United Kingdom (UK) has overtaken Russia as the second largest source market for the first time this year, in cumula..
Australia’s United Petroleum, the latest entry into Sri Lanka’s retail fuel market, targets to supply the Sri Lankan..
The Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC) has put forward 12 key recommendations for the upcoming presidential cand..
The independent polls monitors and Public Health Inspectors are seeking the intervention of the Election Commission to r..
A total of 900 bank accounts have been blocked in a move to recover outstanding tax arrears, Finance State Minister Ranj..
The government is bound to serve the interests of the people of this country, not only those of the International Moneta..
The Department of Immigration and Emigration said that the issuing of passports will be further limited due to a shortag..
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today pledged to come up with a new poverty alleviation programme under which each po..
Whilst highlighting that eradicating corruption during the Yahapalana government was a success to some extent while ther..
SLPP Digamadulla District MP Wimalaweera Dissanayake has extended his support to Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming Pr..
Whilst highlighting that he is deeply disturbed by the recent statement by the government that criticised the judiciary,..
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), in partnership with the Sri Lankan Embassy in Seoul, welcomed an eight-m..
Police have released a photograph of a suspect wanted in connection with a shooting at Pillayar Junction in the Gemunupu..
The funeral of veteran Sri Lankan politician Rukman Senanayake was held at the Borella public cemetery.
BanduXX :Much better than the corrupt lot surrounding Ranil mostly from the infamous SLPP well known for corruption.
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BanduXX :Then who is funding AKD's children abroad on his meagre salary he has declared with a poor wife with jewellery only for day to day wear. He who is without sin cast the first stone. Judge fairly and not with blinkers on.
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johan :These Political parties still cheat the estate workers by giving adulterated alcohol.What is next.
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Nimal samaranayaka :WHAT IS THE PLAN, IS IT FROM THE ROBBED MONEY
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Dilakshan Seneviratne :I would doubt the significance of the so called members crossing from SJB to RW. Do they have legitimacy and acceptance in the minds of the voter? Voters are looking for persons who can revive this country, and we have heard so much about the 225 for the past two years. Aren’t they the same persons, who are held in low esteem, now crossing to save their own skins? Most voters, particularly the young, will make FACT based decisions. So I think the is a sort of a red herring.
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Maxwell :It is always the one losing that wants debates. So no prizes for guessing!
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BnW :The challenge is after the presidential election. If no party receives 113 seats in the parliamentary election, alliances is the way forward. This is very critical as one of the leading candidate's party has always maintained the position that they would not form alliances with other party members, since they believe all others are corrupt except themselves.
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Dilakshan Seneviratne :This is the right step in the modern era where majority of intelligent voters make FACT BASED decisions. The type of inducements mentioned amount to undue influence or bribery below the bar. Why vote for people who do those things?
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Dilakshan Seneviratne :Agree 100%. People should be reading NPP policy booklet which was issued yesterday in Sinhala and Tamil to understand what, when and how they are going to develop SL. It’s a comprehensive 225 page document, a contract offered to the voters of SL and NPP will be bound to implement after being elected. It would be nice to have an English version too but these issues will be debated in the following days. Great for democracy, transparency and Good Governance. We must argue policy not engage in mudslinging like uneducated fools.
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Lanka Puthra :We spend millions to teach them and the benefits go to a developed country. Under a NPP government they will be made to payback the costs if they wish to go abroad.
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In a backdrop where the upcoming election is expected to be crucial for the future of Sri Lanka, many predictions have been made on its result and the winner. According to your opinion