Former Senior Adviser to the President on Climate Change, Ruwan Wijewardene, and a number of others yesterday denied allegations that they have used government vehicles during his tenure in the advisory role to former President Ranil Wickremeinsghe.
Clarifying the abandoned luxury vehicles in front of the Presidential Secretariat, President’s private secretary Ananda Wijepala said yesterday 107 vehicles have been parked in three locations and that none of the vehicles will be auctioned.
The Court of Appeal yesterday issued an interim order suspending the operation of a Cabinet decision granting approval to purchase 750,000 N-Series Passports from two companies as part of the initial procurement for the supply of five million e-Passports.
A Fundamental Rights application seeking an order to stay the appointment of Janaprith Fernando as Chief Commissioner of the Ceylon Scout Council was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday (25).
Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong expressed optimism that Sri Lanka, under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and with help from China and other countries, would overcome all sorts of risks and challenges and fully recover from the current crisis, and revive the national economy to achieve prosperity.
Claiming the Easter Sunday attacks was a well-orchestrated conspiracy rather than a mere isolated incident, ex-CID Director Shani Abeysekara said justice would be meted out to him in an NPP government.
Claiming that achieving stability and confidence in the current economy is crucial, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday that the government will begin negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) immediately and proceed with activities related to the extended credit facility.
Newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath said, in his first public function on Tuesday, requested Saudi Arabia to be a strong partner in the development process of Sri Lanka by investing especially in the tourism sector and Dedicated Pharmaceutical Zone in Hambantota, IT Parks, Fabric Park in Batticaloa, Colombo Port City and Hambantota Port.
The Supreme Court yesterday ordered that the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, be remanded until the conclusion of the contempt of court proceedings, for his failing to implement the Supreme Court’s order over the controversial Visa Deal.
Commissioner of General Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake said that a proposal to change certain Electoral Laws have been made to president Anura Kumara Dissanayake, of which the main focus being security deposits of candidates and parties, which stand right now at Rs. 50,000 for a political party and Rs.75,000 for independent candidates.
New National People’s Power (NPP) MP Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi could not be appointed a Cabinet minister yesterday because the Attorney General opined against it since he is yet to be sworn in Parliament, Daily Mirror learns.
While commending the Presidential Election 2024 for following “an excellent process” European Union Election Observation Mission Chief Observer Nacho Sanchez Amor slammed the decision to impose a sudden 14-hour curfew after polling was completed as “useless and unnecessary.”
In the wake of electoral defeat at the presidential election, fresh initiatives are now underway to patch up Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the United National Party (UNP) under a new alliance in view of the General Election to be conducted within the next couple of months, a party official said.
Sri Lankans will go to the polls today to elect the ninth Executive President of Sri Lanka to run the country for a period of five years. The presidential poll holds significance this time since it is the first election to be conducted after the country went through its worst-ever economic crisis since 2022.
In reference to Sri Lanka agreeing in principle on the restructuring of commercial debts (ISB), Chairman of Advocata Institute Murtaza Jafferjee said it was a game changer on the path to debt sustainability.
Panic buying was reported at Manning Market in Peliyagoda yesterday during the eve of the presidential poll 2024 with people hurriedly buying stuff such as vegetables sufficient enough in anticipation of disruption to normalcy in the post-election period.
Chairman of the Election Commission of Russia Shevchenko Evgenii who is part of an election monitoring mission in Sri Lanka offered insights on electronic voting to be adopted in Sri Lanka instead of paper ballots.
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