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“This is a violation of my rights as a civilian, and a violation of my parliamentary privileges,” he said.
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Ketagoda was first appointed as an MP through the SLPP national list after last year’s parliament poll.
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Immediate action with regard to missing persons
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Nanayakkara was requested to meet the CID on Monday (20).
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President Rajapaksa will hold bilateral discussions with several heads of state
Kalutara district SLPP candidate Wadduwage Manju Lalith Varna Kumara is next in the list to succeed Samarasinghe.
“We are waiting for the EU delegation. We are not scared. There is nothing to hide. We are quite open to them,” he s...
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Some media reports speculated that the email might be a Trojan horse.
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Earlier on Wednesday, the opposition Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Ratwatte's removal and arrest over the allegations.
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The Right to Information (RTI) act had also proved helpful in acquiring information to secure the verdict, he said.
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“This will polarise our society, as we experienced with Resolution 30/1,” the foreign minister said.
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The grenade has now been disarmed, police said.
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She also criticised recently passed emergency regulations on essential food supply.
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“Names of Yoshitha and Duminda being considered were rumours. No such names were considered,” another source said.
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“Statements like this are immature and unwise,” he added.
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Appointed governor later this week
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| US Dollar | 199.9330 | 200.0000 |
| UK Pound | 273.2584 | 275.8000 |
| Euro | 234.6214 | 235.2700 |
| Aus Dollar | 145.2613 | 145.7600 |
| Yen | 1.8253 | 1.8202 |
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| UAE Dirham | 54.4309 | 54.4492 |
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| S&P SL20 | 3,291.87 | 0.67% |
| CSE All Share | 8,801.95 | -0.52% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 3,801,149 |
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| 6-m bill | 5.95 | 5.90 |
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| 5-yr bond | 8.90 | 8.69 |
| 8-yr bond | 9.26 | 9.18 |
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| Overnight Money | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.14 | 5.14 |
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“No one should be in any doubt that Sri Lanka’s human rights situation is deeply alarming and getting worse."
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Sri Lanka was forced to stop importing Iranian light crude officially after sanctions were imposed
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On July 14 this year, Amnesty International declared Hizbullah a prisoner of conscience.
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Sri Lanka, Jamacia Brunei made to the high risk list on Tuesday, September (07).
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Fernando is currently away in Russia promoting tourism in Sri Lanka.
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Opposition objects to SEC's discretion to initiate prosecutions being taken away
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“There is also clear public resentment toward traders who hoard and cheat the people,” the minister said.
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Part III, Section 17 provides for the declaration of essential services without emergency rule
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The country has also introduced a red and yellow travel restriction list as it had only maintained a green list so far.
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The emergency was passed convincingly with 132 legislators voting for it against 51
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