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Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera to pledge support to MR; agrees with President on appointment
JHU Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera speaking at a media briefing in Colombo said he agreed with President Maithripala Sirisena for appointing Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Ven. Rathana Thera said that he would pledge his support to the newly sworn Prime Minister.
Venerable Athureliya Rathana Thera, who returned from China where he represented Sri Lanka at an international Buddhist conference met with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s representative who called on him for a two-hour meeting.
Meanwhile, hardly had he left, did three UNP parliamentarians turn up. They were former Ministers Rajitha Senaratne, Daya Gamage and Chathura Senaratne, Gampaha District MP. They were seeking the Ven. Rathana’s support for the UNP.
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Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary
Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred
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National Tax week launched
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
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SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.
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Krishanthi Kumaraswami convicts FR dismissed by SC
The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.
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SriLankan flight grounded in Indonesia
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
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