7th Presidential Election 2015

I'm the common candidate: Maithripala

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

Budget 2015

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

BUDGET SPEECH 2014 TEST

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

UNP wanted radio equpts for LTTE

  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”. 

Twitter to hand over documents

A U.S. federal judge has ordered social media website Twitter to hand over documents connected to WikiLeaks to the Justice Department, according to court documents.

SLMM tipped-off LTTE

A move by Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) made a gunrunning vessel belonging to the  Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), escape from Sri Lanka Navy, whistle-blower website- Wikileaks reveals.

LTTE wanted more concessions

A top secret diplomatic cable made public by Wikileaks reveals that Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) left peace talks with Sri Lankan government in a tactical move to “get more concessions”.

Norway was concerned about JVP

  Another US top secret document, released by the Wikileaks revealed that in late 2004, the Norwegians were increasingly concerned by an ‘ugly’ JVP-orchestrated campaign against their role in the peace process.

BUDGET SPEECH 2014

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

Uva PC election results

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68 years old UNP

63 years old SLFP

The bigger the better

Presidential Election

Well done, Mahela

High conviction rate of women

Uva PC nomination

Cost of survival

Uva PC dissolved

SIM registration is compulsory

Southern PC election results comparison

Western PC election results comparison

ICC World T20 final: India Vs Sri Lanka

T20 1st Semi Final SL Vs West Indies

Southern and Western Provincial Council Elections today

Video: Kottawa-Kaduwela Highway declared open

Nominations for the Western and Southern PC elections 2014

Pictorial warnings on cigarette