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SL’s ‘Global Destination Marketing and Communication Campaign’ gets into top gear

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A high-level discussion on the implementation of Sri Lanka’s Global Destination Marketing and Communication Campaign, supported by the World Bank, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism. The initiative marks a significant step towards…

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Saturday 17th October, 2026 There seems to be no end in sight to controversies the JVP-NPP government creates. It has been reported that the ruling party parliamentary group has proposed that the no-confidence motion (NCM) submitted by the Opposition against Speaker Jagath…

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Ada Derana (தமிழ்) · 9 Oct, 7:20 amசபாநாயகருக்கு எதிரான நம்பிக்கையில்லாப் பிரேரணை இன்று பாராளுமன்றத்துக்கு!
Lankadeepa · 10 Oct, 3:39 pmකතානායක විශ්වාසභංග විවාදයට දින දෙකක්?
The Island · 13 Oct, 5:28 amSpeaker’s dilemma
Lankadeepa · 14 Oct, 4:12 pmවිශ්වාසභංග විවාද තීරණයට පක්ෂ නායක රැස්වීමක් සිකුරාදා
Daily Mirror · 16 Oct, 1:34 pmGovernment Parliamentary group proposes referring no-confidence motion against Speaker to AG

Storyline · 6 events · 7 newsroomsParliamentary motions and agendaThe opposition submitted a no-confidence motion against the Speaker, while parliamentary committees considered election-law amendments and an interim report on election reforms. Parliament was scheduled to meet from October 20 to 23, and its business committee set an adjournment debate on the country’s situation for October 20. Parliament also opened a Translation Unit to improve translation services.Follow the whole storyline →

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