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| Why did Sri Lanka’s new Ministers left in a hurry wearing a shocked face? |
Sri Lanka’s legitimate Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in on the morning of today 20 December-but with a twist!
According to some MPs who were sworn in as Ministers this morning, their swearing in event was not what they expected.
Usually the swearing in takes place when everyone who has been summone... |
| 20.12.2018 - 20:23 |
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| A total of 29 Cabinet Ministers sworn in just now |
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Srisena sworn in a short while ago a new Cabinet consisting of a total of 29 ministers,, at the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo.
New Cabinet Ministers:
1.Ranil Wickremesinghe – Minister of National Policies Economic Affairs, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern... |
| 21.12.2018 - 09:25 |
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| New Cabinet this morning says Sri Lanka President |
Sri Lanka’s overdue new Cabinet is expected to take life today 20 December morning.
After an evening meeting between President Sirisena and UPFA on 19 December, Gamini Lokuge MP said that the new Cabinet will be sworn in on Thursday 20 morning.
The new Cabinet finally takes shape after an unexpecte... |
| 20.12.2018 - 03:58 |
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| Sri Lanka new Cabinet delayed further |
Appointment of Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet appeared to be further delayed due to political confusion on Thursday 19 December.
Despite speculation indicating the New Cabinet appointment to be today 19 December evening, chances of a new Cabinet during this week itself appeared slim, as belligerent Presi... |
| 19.12.2018 - 20:17 |
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| British MP Rupa Haq deceives the House of Commons centering Bangladesh election |
British politician and infamous anti-semite Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party’s MP Rupa Haq has been caught in publicly lying with the ulterior agenda of misleading the House of Commons and the media.
In a recently posted article titled – “We must insists upon human rights not just for the Rohingya, but... |
| 19.12.2018 - 16:26 |
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| Stripping of Sampanthan from Opposition Leadership, Challenged by TNA |
The Tamil National Alliance opposed the stripping of R.Sampanthan from the Opposition Leadership and the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa to the position of the Leader of Opposition.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has informed the Parliament yesterday that UPFA MP Mahinda Rajapaksa had been appointed as... |
| 19.12.2018 - 09:24 |
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| Sri Lanka Cabinet only 30, a full Budget in January |
The maximum number in the new Cabinet will not exceed 30. A fully fledged budget too will be presented in January, according to a former Minister of UNP.
Meanwhile, formulation of a new Cabinet could get delayed as PM Wickremesinghe is compelled to resolve demands for portfolios coming from Preside... |
| 17.12.2018 - 23:25 |
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| Bangladeshi man with Al Qaeda contacts arrested in Dhaka |
An active member of banned militancy outfit Hizbut Tahrir, who was connected to Al Qaeda has been arrested in Dhaka in the early hours of December 15.
He was arrested while he was coordinating a campaign for photographer Shahidul Alam.
Law enforcement agencies arrested Mehedi Masnad Saimum from Dhak... |
| 17.12.2018 - 19:05 |
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Asian Tribune Special Report |
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| With Wickremesinghe swearing in, pressure mounts on Sri Lanka President |
Ranil Wickremesinghe who was deposed on 26 October was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, a short while ago.
The swearing in ceremony reportedly took place behind closed doors- with the participation of the se... |
| 17.12.2018 - 05:47 |
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| Rajapaksa says he won’t like to be a ‘PM without an election approaching’ |
Sri Lanka’s disputed PM Rajapaksa who resigned today said that he does not want to sit as a PM if no elections are coming. He also adds that he does not wish to be an obstacle to President’s activities.
“Since I do not have any plans to be a Prime Minister without an approaching General Election, an... |
| 15.12.2018 - 20:49 |
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| Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa resigns, deposed Ranil' s return tomorrow |
Ending the political crisis that affected the country since 26 October, Sri Lanka's purported PM Rajapaksa has resigned today 10am while speculation on a UNP-SLFP coalition too has begun to build up in capital Colombo.
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is to take oath as Prime Minister tomorrow 16th S... |
| 15.12.2018 - 16:14 |
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| Sri Lanka President to be taken to courts on constitutional violation |
The Supreme Court judges declared that the President had “violated the Constitution and exceeded his legal limits.” The Judgement held that the President had violated the rights of citizens and parliamentarians.
Asian Tribune learns that several persons interested in the affairs of the country are s... |
| 14.12.2018 - 00:09 |
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By K.T.Rajasingham |
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| Please save Sri Lanka |
As Sri Lanka awaits a court decision on the dissolution of Parliament effort by President Maithripala Sirisena, it is important to note that this is an unprecedented crisis that the country is seeing for the first time in its political history.
The crisis began after President has appointed two-time... |
| 13.12.2018 - 00:14 |
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| Sri Lanka MPs including the opposition align with deposed PM Ranil |
Dealing a heavy blow on Sri Lankan President Sirisena’s plan to do away with his coalition partner deposed PM Ranil Wcikremesinghe, Sri Lanka MPS –including the opposition TNA - today affirmed their faith on Wickremesinghe by 117 votes a while ago.
The motion of confidence presented by UNP MP Sajith... |
| 12.12.2018 - 19:07 |
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| Sri Lanka President now pushes Supreme Court, risks clash with the Judiciary |
In an unprecedented move, Sri Lanka President is to ask his Attorney General to push the Supreme Court to deliver ‘without delay’ the verdict on the legality of his dissolution of Parliament.
The request, expected to be made today 11 December through the Attorney General could boomerang setting the... |
| 11.12.2018 - 07:01 |
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