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Patali issues warning to NPP over impending challenges
By Shamindra Ferdinando Eksath Janaraja Peramuna (EJP) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka said that the National People’s Power (NPP) government could definitely secure the lion’s share of seats at ...
Sri Lanka president’s party headed for landslide in snap elections: Early results
Mr Dissanayake took power in September’s presidential elections on a promise to combat graft. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Navy seizes 60 kilos of drugs, arrests six men
The Navy on Thursday arrested six suspects and seized 60 kilos of drugs from a local multi-day fishing trawler.The drugs were confiscated during an operation in the high seas west of Sri Lanka, the ...
Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Takes Early Lead in Parliament Polls
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the leftist leader’s ambitious pledges to combat corruption and change the ...
Sri Lanka President's Party Headed For Landslide: Early Results
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.