| NO Confidence Motion Against PM Ranil Wickremasinghe |
The Joint Opposition (JO) handed over the no confidence motion against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to the Speaker a short while ago.
The motion contains 55 signatures including 51 from MPs of the Joint Opposition and four from Parliamentarians of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).
The motio... |
| 22.03.2018 - 05:06 |
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| Maldives: Former President & 2 Top Judges Charged With Terrorism |
Maldives Prosecutors Office on Tuesday charged the country's former President and two top judges with terrorism.
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, a former President (in office from 11 November 1978 – 11 November 2008), Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdulla Saeed; and Justice Ali Hameed, were among nine peopl... |
| 21.03.2018 - 13:30 |
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| Rosy Senanayake sworn in as Mayoress of Colombo |
The Elections Commission has issued a gazette announcing Rosy Senanayake as the Mayoress of Colombo.
UNP’s Colombo Mayoral Candidate Rosy Senanayake was sworn in as Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) at the Temple Trees today.
Rosy Senanayake, has become the first woman mayor of the Col... |
| 20.03.2018 - 07:21 |
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| Putin rolled to a crushing victory in Russian presidential vote |
Vladimir Putin rolled to a crushing re-election victory Sunday for six more years as Russia's president, and he told cheering supporters in a triumphant but brief speech that "we are bound for success."
There had been no doubt that Putin would win in his fourth electoral contest; he faced seven mino... |
| 19.03.2018 - 12:51 |
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| Xi Jinping unanimously elected Chinese president, |
Xi Jinping was elected Chinese president by a unanimous vote Saturday morning at the ongoing session of the 13th National People's Congress.
Xi, 64, was also elected chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) by a unanimous vote.
Right after the electio... |
| 18.03.2018 - 16:44 |
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| India-Sri Lanka relations are special, unique and stand on its own footing |
Inaugurating the Master’s Degree Program for the year 2018, at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) the Indian High Commissioner of India Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that the “quality of a university is not measured by the kind of students it takes in, but the quality of students... |
| 17.03.2018 - 11:57 |
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| Trump’s new foreign policy-national security team: Hard-core guys |
The world, from now on, with the appointment of those who encouraged or handled enhanced interrogation (or torture) techniques, supported water boarding and extraordinary rendition to CIA ‘Black Sites’ in foreign countries as essential elements for the safety and strengthening of America’s national... |
| 16.03.2018 - 15:54 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Foreign Affairs Analysis |
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| President Maithripala Sirisena meets with Japan Emperor Akihito |
President Maithripala Sirisena, who is on a state visit to Japan to further strengthening the long standing bilateral relations between the two countries, met with Emperor Akihito today (13).
President Maithripala Sirisena and First Lady Jayanthi Sirisena were given a warm welcome by Emperor Akihito... |
| 13.03.2018 - 17:34 |
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| UN’s Feltman in Sri Lanka with U.S. Agenda for federalism |
At a time the introduction of a federal constitution in Sri Lanka got somewhat derailed with the ignominious nationwide electoral defeat for both the coalition partners – UNP and SLFP – at February 10 local government polls, and an unprecedented emergence of a nationalist platform of Mahinda Rajapak... |
| 12.03.2018 - 14:24 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune News Analysis |
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| Rahul Gandhi : My sister and I have ‘completely forgiven’ our father’s killers |
Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi had "completely forgiven" their father Rajiv Gandhi's killers.
During his interaction with IIM alumni in Singapore, Gandhi, when asked if he and his sister Priyanka had forgiven his father’s killers, said: “We we... |
| 11.03.2018 - 15:14 |
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| Sri Lanka: US Envoy Keshap disregards US Hatch Act & Vienna Convention |
During the nation-wide local government elections on February 10 in Sri Lanka, taking the unusual political polarization into consideration, the American Embassy in Colombo took an extra interest, as the results were released after midnight, when it sensed that the regime Washington helped install i... |
| 11.03.2018 - 11:19 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune Diplomatic Note |
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| Rio became Nagaland Chief Minister for the fourth time |
NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio for the fourth time today bringing down the 15-year old NPF-led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) Government. Along with him, six Cabinet Ministers including Deputy Chief Minister from BJP, three Cabinet Ministers from NDPP, one Cabinet Minister from JDU and one Cabinet M... |
| 10.03.2018 - 05:23 |
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By Oken Jeet Sandham |
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| U.S. institutionalized racial discrimination: Yet, lectures Sri Lanka |
“Rule of law, human rights, and equality are essential for peaceful coexistence. It is important that the Government of Sri Lanka act quickly against perpetrators of sectarian violence, protect religious minorities and their places of worship, and conclude the State of Emergency swiftly, while prot... |
| 09.03.2018 - 07:01 |
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By Daya Gamage – Asian Tribune U.S. Report |
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| Tamil Nadu needs a leader. I will come and fill that vacuum - Rajinikanth |
"Jayalalithaa is no more and Karunanidhi is ill. Tamil Nadu needs a leader. I will come and fill that vacuum. God is on my side." said Superstar Rajinikanth, who delivered his first public address since his political entry in December, 2017.
Rajanikanth addressed a function at Dr MGR Educational... |
| 07.03.2018 - 08:09 |
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| Muslims’ Dilemma – State of Emergency Declared After a Lapse Of 9 Years |
Sri Lankan Government has declared a nation-wide state of emergency for 10 days, after businesses belonging to Muslims were set ablaze in a communal clash that erupted over the killing of a Sinhalese man.
Emergency rule and curfews were not something new to Sri Lanka, but it came to an end after 1... |
| 06.03.2018 - 18:49 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| “NDPP-led Government under Rio will be formed in Nagaland” – Himanta Biswa Sarma |
BJP leader and NEDA Chairman Himanta Biswa Sarma has today announced that an NDPP-led Government would be formed in Nagaland and newly elected NDPP Legislature Party leader Neiphiu Rio would be their Chief Minister.
Talking to press people after he had a meeting with Rio here at the Hotel Vivor on M... |
| 06.03.2018 - 08:21 |
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By Oken Jeet Sandham |
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| First Anniversary: President Srisena’s talks on development |
First year has elapsed on President Maithripala Srisena’s talks of development, but the talks continue without any action instituted.
President said in 4th March last year that he will visit every month to Jaffna to take steps regarding the development of the North.
Today is the first anniversary o... |
| 05.03.2018 - 20:18 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| ‘The Shape of Water’ wins Best Picture at the Oscars |
Oscars 2018: The 90th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Jimmy Kimmel, hosted for the second year in a row - the first host since Billy Crystal to do so.
Jimmy Kimmel, opened the ceremony by addressing last year’s giant mix-up—when La La Land was mistakenly announ... |
| 05.03.2018 - 18:58 |
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