Japanese Ambassador Mizukoshi Hideaki who offered insights from Japan on economic recovery based on its experience emphasized the importance of pressing ahead with the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and hailed the new government’s reappointment of Mr. Mahinda Siriwardana as the Finance Secretary as a step for policy continuity.
The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a committee tasked with reviewing and making recommendations on the abolition of duty-free vehicle permits and the elimination of pensions for Members of Parliament (MPs).
The fleet of 107 vehicles that were returned to the Presidential Secretariat had not been given to permanent staff of the Presidential Secretariat but to the former president’s personal staff appointed under Article 41 (1) of the Constitution, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
Parliamentarians are not eligible to use their diplomatic passports after dissolution of Parliament and they need to obtain normal passports if they need to travel overseas, Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera said yesterday.
Sri Lanka is likely to experience less rainfall during the inter-monsoon and Northeast monsoon period, which starts from October to February, due to the event of La Niña which occurs every three to five years, an official said.
The committee, which consisted of educationists, educational psychologists, medical professionals, and statisticians has recommended awarding full marks for the three leaked questions to all students who sat for the 2024 grade five Scholarship examination as the most appropriate course of action.
An army sergeant who had filmed a young woman travelling by train was arrested by Meerigama police.Investigations revealed that the 24-year-old young woman was a university student travelling by train to Polgahawela. When the train had stopped at the Meerigama railway station some passengers had noticed an individual taking photos of a young woman dressed in a frock and sitting in a posture with one leg on the other.
Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna (SLPP) is to focus on youth, members of provincial councils and local bodies when deciding on nominations for the General Elections 2024, National Organizer Namal Rajapaksa said yesterday.
The talks for the formation of a joint opposition alliance by bringing United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is in a stalemate because of the two conditions laid out by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), a statement from UNP said over the weekend.
Malsha Kumaratungage of Sanghamitta College Galle came first in the island at the GCE Ordinary level examination 2023, while Kulani Methsala of Musaeus College became second. Jayanande Rathnaweera of Maliyadeva College Kurunegala has claimed the third slot.
The government has initiated action to review the benefits of former Presidents to be pruned according to a criterion since some curtailments require legal amendments to be enacted by the next Parliament, a top source said.
Increased support for the egg industry by the government and lower demand for eggs causing higher market supply are among the main reasons for the drop in egg prices, Senior Research Officer at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI), Dr. N.P.G. Samantha, told Daily Mirror yesterday.
Sri Lankan stargazers will be in for a once-in-a-lifetime treat when a comet, as a recently identified comet is growing “brighter than expected” and could be the most impressive one of the year for them. In fact, two rare celestial events that may be visible in the night sky are expected during the coming days, scientists said yesterday.
The Supreme Court yesterday initiated contempt of court proceedings against former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Nilantha Jayawardena for failing to pay the full compensation owed to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks.
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