SLMC tells TNA:

No talks, no merger

General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and State Minister of Health M.T. Hasan Ali said plans by the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to unilaterally propose a North-East unification would be rejected outright by the Muslims, unless there was consultation and consensus.

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Before July 31:

70 % candidates declare assets

A record 70 per cent of candidates contesting the August 17 parliamentary elections had submitted their asset and liability declarations by Friday, July 31, the original deadline set by the Department of Elections.

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Ranil’s big picture

A new country within 60 months :

Prime Minister and Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe is a man with a grand vision seeking a majority in Parliament to build a new country within 60 months.

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