The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next Secretary-General, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for five years from Jan. 1, 2017.
Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama, who is in India on an official visit, advocated the need for India and Pakistan to find a way of working together if SAARC is keen to create regional economic population, PTI reported today.
Former Chief JMO Ananda Samarasekara today filed a revision application in Colombo High Court over rejecting his anticipatory bail application filed in the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court, in the expectation of preventing him being arrested over the inquiry conducted into the missing body parts of the late Wasim Thajudeen.
Colombo High Court Judge Kusala Sarojani Weerawardena today postponed the serving of indictments to former MP Tiran Alles and three others to November 2, since the clarification from the Supreme Court over its Interim Order was pending.
During a meeting with Indian Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi last evening, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said a four-lane traffic system had been proposed to be built from Jaffna to Mannar, Mannar to Colombo via Kurunegala and Mannar to Trincomalee via Vavuniya.
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya yesterday accused joint opposition MP Wimal Weerawansa of threatening him when he attempted to restrain the government and opposition MPs over the gazette notification on the Value Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Bill. However Mr. Weerawansa denied the allegation.
UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, who will be visiting Sri Lanka this month, said the recognition and promotion of minority rights are critical in achieving long-lasting peace and reconciliation, particularly in countries such as Sri Lanka which were once divided by ethnic conflicts.
Reorienting SriLankan airlines as a regional carrier as a part of its restructuring process to seek the attention of foreign investors, will entail the leasing of four narrow-bodied short-haul Airbus A320neo aircraft next year, the top management said.
The air traffic controllers today decided to continue their work-to-rule campaign due to the unsuccessful discussion with the interim committee appointed by the Minister, Sri Lanka Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (SLATCA) Vice President Tharindu Gajadeera said.
Deputy Solicitor General Dilan Ratnayake today told court that the prosecution was expecting to conduct a DNA test on the remains recovered from Laboratory of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) in Malabe over the inquiry into the missing body parts of late ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen.
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