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Ranil Wickremasinghe

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Name: Ranil Wickremasinghe

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lanka Opposition Leader's wife rejects allegations that she did not support the strike

* May 22, Colombo: The wife of Sri Lanka Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prof. Maithri Wickremasinghe refuted the allegations that she worked while her husband's party supported the strike on May 21.Speaking to the private radio channel Neth FM, ... [Published Colombo Page - May 22 2013]

Entities: Ranil Wickremasinghe, Sri Lanka, Allegation

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lanka Opposition Leader says teachers not paid salaries for this month

* May 21, Colombo: Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that teacher in the state sector have not yet been paid their salaries for this month.He told parliament that the teachers have not been paid their salaries despite an assurance ... [Published Colombo Page - May 21 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremasinghe, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Financial crisis hits Sri Lanka's opposition party

* May 16, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National party (UNP) is facing a severe financial crisis and the party headquarters cannot be maintained any longer, local media report said.According to a report in today's Ceylon Today, the party ... [Published Colombo Page - May 16 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Financial Crisis, Ranil Wickremasinghe

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Dinesh Gunawardena

Sri Lankan government asks main opposition to join the PSC to find a solution to national question

* May 10, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has called on the main opposition United National Party (UNP) to join the proposed parliamentary select committee (PSC) on finding a political solution to the national question.Chief Government Whip, Minister ... [Published Colombo Page - May 10 2013]

Entities: Ranil Wickremasinghe, Dinesh Gunawardena, United National Party, Tamil national alliance, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Detained Sri Lankan Muslim politician released

* May 10, Colombo: The detained leader of the Muslim Tamil National Alliance in Sri Lanka and former Deputy Mayor of Colombo Municipal Council Azath Salley has been released by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today.He has been transferred ... [Published Colombo Page - May 10 2013]

Entities: Colombo (Sri Lanka), Affidavit, Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremasinghe

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

D. M. Jayaratne

PTA cannot be abolished, Sri Lankan government tells parliament

* May 08, Colombo: The government of Sri Lanka cannot abolish the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and there was no possibility for such a move, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne said in parliament Tuesday."It is the duty of the government to ... [Published Colombo Page - May 08 2013]

Entities: D. M. Jayaratne, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Prevention of Terrorism Act

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

United National Party

Sri Lanka's main opposition to draft a new constitution for the country

* May 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) plans to draft a new constitution for the country to address the current issues.Opposition and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe has said that a discussion would be held on drafting ... [Published Colombo Page - May 06 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremasinghe, United National Party

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lanka Opposition Leader gets tough, says it is time to commence a struggle

* May 02, Colombo: Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremasinghe says that it is now time for everyone to commence the battle to defeat the government.Addressing a May Day rally at the UNP Headquarters, Siri Kotha, Wickremasinghe said that people ... [Published Colombo Page - May 02 2013]

Entities: Ranil Wickremasinghe, Sri Lanka, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Ranil controlled by President Shiral "They have struck a deal"

Launching a scathing attack on UNP and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe yesterday, Eksath Jathika Paura president Shiral Laktillake said he was being controlled by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and did whatever the President wanted him to do.Eksath ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Ranil Wickremasinghe, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Mahinda Rajapakse

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader to present list of missing people in North in parliament

* Apr 29, Colombo: Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremasinghe prepares to present to parliament a list of names of missing persons in the Northern Province.The list reportedly comprises names of 472 people who had gone missing during the period ... [Published Colombo Page - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Ranil Wickremasinghe, Sri Lanka, Rayappu Joseph, Colombo (Sri Lanka)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Ranils supporters smash Range Bandaras vehicle

A group of persons, believed to be UNP leader Ranil Wickremasinghe’s supporters, led by North Western Provincial Council member Shantha Abeysekera, had attacked the double cab of the party’s Puttalam District MP Range Bandara, during a protest against ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Ranil Wickremasinghe, protest, Bail

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Sri Lanka Opposition Leader on a visit to the North

* Apr 25, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe is currently on a tour in Jaffna with several representatives of the main opposition United National Party (UNP).The UNP delegation will tour the North until the 28th and is scheduled ... [Published Colombo Page - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremasinghe, Jaffna (Sri Lanka)

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Sri Lanka Opposition Leader's wife rejects alle... [Published Colombo Page - May 22 2013]
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Freedom of assembly in post-war Sri Lanka [Published groundviews - May 16 2013]
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Sri Lankan government asks main opposition to j... [Published Colombo Page - May 10 2013]
Detained Sri Lankan Muslim politician released [Published Colombo Page - May 10 2013]
PTA cannot be abolished, Sri Lankan government ... [Published Colombo Page - May 08 2013]
Sri Lanka's main opposition to draft a new cons... [Published Colombo Page - May 06 2013]
Sri Lanka Opposition Leader gets tough, says it... [Published Colombo Page - May 02 2013]
Ranil controlled by President Shiral "They have... [Published Sri Lanka Island - Apr 30 2013]
Sri Lanka's Opposition Leader to present list o... [Published Colombo Page - Apr 29 2013]
Ranils supporters smash Range Bandaras vehicle [Published Sri Lanka Island - Apr 29 2013]
Sri Lanka Opposition Leader on a visit to the N... [Published Colombo Page - Apr 25 2013]
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Freedom of assembly in post-war Sri Lanka [Published groundviews - May 16 2013] Sandya Ekneligoda, wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, center, speaks to reporters during a protest rally out side the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Relatives, colleagues and opposition activists staged ...
People, Politics and the Constitution: Reading ... [Published groundviews - May 11 2013] Photo courtesy Vikalpa , taken at the launch of the book in Colombo. Reading a tome on constitutional history, theory and practice – like Asanga Welikala’s edited collection titled The Sri Lankan Republic at 40 – can be a daunting task. For ...