Democratic Labour Party supports Govt

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is the only leader who understands the heart-beat of the people. Only by supporting the Government, the development goals of this country can be achieved, Democratic Labour Party Leader S. Sathiyenthira told the Sunday Observer.

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CEB trade unions manipulated, sabotage not ruled out

Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said now trade unions cannot simply hijack the people’s right to electricity. The Minister in an interview with the Sunday Observer said at the end of recent Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) strike, some trade unions affiliated to the JVP tried to sabotage the electricity supply by resorting to terror tactics.

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UPR Report:

Challenges abound, shows achievements

Following is an interview with Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, on how Sri Lanka is bracing itself to meet the challenges of the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UNHRC, in November.

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UNP and JVP suffer setback

During the 1977-1994 UNP regime, none could challenge the Executive President. People lived in fear and did not utter a word to express their political views, even at their homes, forget about workplaces or in other public places. The late President J.R. Jayewardene once said the Executive President could do anything except turning “a man into a woman”.

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East on par with South soon - Dissanayake

With polls to the Eastern, North Central and Sabaragamuwa PCs only two weeks away, all political parties contesting the polls have intensified their campaigns. While campaigns are progressing well for the North Central and Sabaragamuwa PCs, the focus of all,

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