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Sri Lanka says Johnson’s win reflects global trend of pro-nationalist Governments

Sri Lanka says the win by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party at the UK elections, reflects the global trend of pro-nationalist Governments. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa congratulated Johnson and the Conservative Party on their landslide win at the General Elections. “Their victory reflects the global trend of pro-nationalist governments. I wish the new Prime Minister, the Government and the people of United Kingdom the very best,” the President said. Opposition United

14 Dec, 2019

Sri Lanka to contain new terror threat by whatever means necessary

Sri Lanka says the new terrorism threat must be contained by whatever means necessary. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa warned that if the situation is not contained all neighbouring countries including India, the Maldives, Bangladesh, and even countries further off like Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia will be under threat. “So this new terrorist threat will have to be contained by whatever means necessary. Countries in our immediate neighbourhood and beyond are well aware of the danger and we

13 Dec, 2019

Champika insists CCTV footage of accident not deleted

Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka today insisted that CCTV footage of a 2016 road accident, over which he has been accused, has not been deleted as claimed by come. He told reporters today that the footage? was examined by the Moratuwa University and submitted to court. A court order was issued yesterday preventing the overseas travel of Ranawaka over the accident in 2016. The travel ban has also been imposed on his driver over the motor accident. The Police are investigating the acci

14 Dec, 2019