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Most of the proposals in the 18th Amendment, to be presented to Parliament today, came from the Opposition, though the UNP is staging protests against it, President Mahinda Rajapaksa says.

Addressing a group of media heads and newspaper editors at Temple Trees yesterday, President Rajapaksa said resistance to the 18th Amend

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Violated agreement by permitting Indian liquor promotion

Tactics used by two Indian foreign liquor companies, to promote their brands of whisky during the recent tri-nation cricket tournament at the Rangiri Dambulla Cricket Stadium, has hit Sri Lanka Cricket severely. It is poised to lose its r

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The UNP does not play the "communal card" to capture power, its leader Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Addressing a meeting held at the Jayewardene Center in Colombo, to oppose the proposed 18th amendment to the Constitution, he said that some people didn’t seem to understand the difference between the words "Nation

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Sri Lanka is in the process of building and re-deploying its naval and air assets to thwart any future attempt to open up illegal sea routes to and from the country.

The navy and air force will re-position their assets in support of ground deployment in coastal areas.

In line with thi

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Indian Army Commander Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh arrived here yesterday on a five-day official visit as a special guest of his Sri Lankan counterpart, Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.

General Singh was received at the Bandaranaike International Airport by Sri Lanka Army chief Lt. Gen. Jagath Jay

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Most Venerable Mahanayake of Asgiriya Udugama Siri Buddharakkitha Thera said yesterday that he found nothing wrong with the proposed amendments to the Constitution.

The number of terms sought by a President should not be limited by

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Sri Lanka Tourist Board is planning to lease 12 islets off Kalpitiya for local or foreign investors to be developed as tourist zones.

SLTB Chairman, Dr. Nalaka Godahewa said that the government had already identified those islets and it was awaiting legal clearance to launch the project.

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Personal probe by IGP and 100-strong force including CID now referred to Mediation Board

The much-publicised assault on a top official of the Department of Inland Revenue — a case tasked for CID detectives and later probed by a hundred strong Police team -- is being sent back for fu

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The SLFP says crossovers may not be welcomed once the ruling coalition passed the proposed 18th Amendment to the Constitution with a two-thirds majority. Senior party sources say the bottom line is that anyone interested in throwing his or her weight behind President Mahinda Rajapaksa should do it on Wednesday (Sept 8) when parliame

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Immigration officers are to file action in the Supreme Court claiming that a Cabinet decision to allow ‘enforcing officers’ to carry out immigration duties at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) amounted to a contempt of court.

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