President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth will witness the launch of Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, and also RuPay card services in Mauritius today at 1.00 PM via video conferencing, a statement from the Indian High Commission said yesterday.
The Privilege Committee of Parliament has recommended that Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne and Army Commander Vikum Liyanage must apologise to Parliamentarian Chandima Weerakkody for making threatening statements against the MP during a committee meeting inside Parliament Complex. The Privilege Committee has issu
In the wake of reports that as much as over half of funds received by various NGOs are spent without any monitoring, the government is in the final stage of evolving a new law that provides for compulsory registration of all such organiz
Sri Lanka’s efforts to arrest organized criminals operating from overseas has hit a snag following the Court of Appeal in France ruling against the extradition of criminal called ‘Kudu Anju’, Daily Mirror learns. The ruling has been
In a recent analysis comparing electricity charges across South Asian countries, Sri Lanka emerges with the highest household electricity costs, prompting concerns among the public regarding the burden on consumers. The analysi
Purawesi Balaya, one of the leading civil society movements yesterday called on all Opposition parties to make a commitment before the people to abrogate all repressive laws such as the Online Safety Act and the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act, in the event they come to power at the next election. The co-conve
In a historic move towards sustainable energy, Rividhanavai (Private) Limited and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a groundbreaking 100MW solar PV project at Siyambalanduwa yesterday . This milestone venture stands as the first large-scale solar initiative in Sri Lanka, symbolizing a pivotal shift towards cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. At the forefront of th
An individual who severely assaulted his two children and sent its video scenes to his wife employed abroad to pressurize her to increase the money sent to him was arrested by the Lindula police and handed over to Dimbula Pathana police yesterday. His wife has been employed in a Middle East country as a house maid leaving the two children of nine and five years of age in the
Lawyer Chamari Priyanka, the wife of former state minister Sanath Nishantha, has raised concerns over the circumstances surrounding her husband’s death and has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday. She lodged the complaint alleging that there are suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of late Sanath Nishantha.
The government was planning to reduce the tax burden as economic reforms continue to stabilize the economy, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in his Policy Statement in Parliament yesterday. “We are al
While claiming that the Sri Lankan Parliament passed the Online Safety Act on 24 January, despite concerns raised by international internet providers and various other concerned parties, the United Kingdom has stated that it will closely monitor the progress of this Act. Despite concerns expressed by civil society, opposition parties and international internet providers regardin
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