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FERNANDOPULLE (nee BRITO) – MAHESWARI – Retired Teacher, Kochchikade Maha Vidyalaya. Wife of late Alphonso Fernandopulle, loving mother of Sudarshini and Shanika, …
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5 days ago · President Anura Kumara Dissanayake embarked on a four-day State visit to the People’s Republic of China yesterday. This visit, taking place from …
First Parliament session for 2025 begins today - DailyNews
Jan 6, 2025 · 251. The first Parliament session for the new year will be held today and will continue until January 10. The meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has decided to hold the debate on the Appropriation Bill for the year 2025 (Budget Debate) from February 18 to March 25.
New Hope for Sri Lanka - DailyNews
Sep 23, 2024 · 340. Today’s sunrise welcomes the country its ninth Executive President being elected. As Sri Lanka’s oldest state-owned English newspaper, now in its 107th year, the Daily News extends its warmest wishes to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for success in all his future endeavours.
Democratic Discipline: How Sri Lanka’s Political Transformation ...
3 days ago · Sri Lanka has witnessed a remarkable political transformation. Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as the country’s President. His party, the People’s Liberation Front (JVP), leads the National People’s Power coalition. Just four years ago, the JVP held only three parliamentary seats ...
Over 12,000 lives lost in road accidents over five years – Traffic ...
Jan 6, 2025 · In the past five years, road accidents in Sri Lanka have resulted in the tragic loss of 12,140 lives and left over 33,259 people permanently disabled, according to Traffic Police data. After illnesses and aging, road accidents are the leading cause of premature death in the country. Police officials ...
Sri Lanka Decides Today - DailyNews
Sep 21, 2024 · 195. Sri Lanka’s voters will go to the polls today to elect the country’s ninth Executive President. The first Presidential Election was held in 1982, where, along with the main candidates, incumbent President J.R. Jayewardene and his main rival from the SLFP, Hector Kobbekaduwa, there were only four other contestants.
Halt this alarming trend - DailyNews
Dec 24, 2024 · Road accident deaths keep on mounting at an alarming rate, which according to reports, is fast closing the gap between all deaths caused during the Eelam war. Not a day passes without a road accident fatality being reported from somewhere in the country. Increasingly, our roads are becoming unsafe ...
Toward a New Chapter - DailyNews
Nov 15, 2024 · 111. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as a free, independent and sovereign state held its 2024 General Election yesterday to elect 225 members to the country’s tenth Parliament, which will convene next Thursday.