In what appeared to be a major political strategy, the United National Party (UNP) today decided to support SLFP General Secretary and Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena as the common candidate for the upcoming presidential election. 15.10: Ministers Maithripala Sirisena and Rajitha Senaratne just arrived at the New Town Hall. 15.14: Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Duminda Dissanayake also arrived 15
President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Minister of Finance and Planning is due to present the Budget 2015 shortly before the Parliament. 16:32 First reading of the Budget 2015 concluded. 16:26 Proposal made to increase the minimum salary of a private sector employee to be Rs. 10,000 by 2015 / Rs. 500 allowance to be added each month and the EPF payment from the employer to be increased upto 14% 16: 21 Spe
Defence spending still takes the lion share (LKR 230 billion or US$ 2.1 billion). The president expects growth to reach 8 per cent next year, with per capita incomes of US$ 4,000 by 2016. Economic opening to outside forces follows years of a self-centred path. Opposition parties, public sector workers and Catholics are critical. The 2012 budget does not focus on people-oriented development. 01.15 PM All Governm
A top secret diplomatic cable obtained by Wikileaks makes a revelation that the then former UNP government, had requested Norwegian assistance in the importation of radio equipment for the LTTE in a bid to give legal recognition to the “Voice of the Tigers”.
1. 10 PM 1.15 PM 1.1 Honourable Speaker, I am pleased to present the 9th Budget of the United People’s Freedom Alliance Government having made use of the previous 8 Budgets to bring about national security, peace and economic progress to our nation. Our nation is proud today that our Government has converted the once mined lands of the North and East into lands that harvest the divide
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