Further strengthening of bilateral relations with Sri Lanka is top priority: Indian HC

India attaches ‘very high priority’ to further strengthening bilateral relations with Sri Lanka in all spheres, Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay told Minister of Water Supply Vasudeva Nanayakkara when he called on Minister

Local Authority to be set up to provide efficient public service:Sarath Weerasekera

State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs Rear Admiral (Rtd.) Dr. Sarath Weerasekera, yesterday pledged to set up a Local Authority System that provides effective and efficient service to the public. The Minister sai

Vedda leader requests adherence to health guidelines

Vedda leader Wanaspathi Uruvarigelage Vannila Ettho has requested all visitors to Dambana to strictly adhere to the health guidelines. He said he considered it his responsibility to protect his community from the CORONA pandemic. He said every

Approval process to be streamlined for road development

The Ministry of Highways is looking towards ways and means to expedite the supply of aggregate and gravel needed for road development through faster approvals from the relevant institutions, Ministry of Highways said yesterday. Ministr

Mother of two children stabbed to death by husband

A woman was stabbed to death by her husband at Kekillapitiya junction in the Pannala police area last morning. The 39 year o

Police officers stuck as Cis for 15 years seek redress from President

A group of 114 Police Chief Inspectors (CIs), claiming to have been deprived of due promotions for 15 years, have written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, requesting immediate promotions. In a letter, t

Rs.16.5 billion aid from China to Sri Lanka

Following the agreements signed during the visit of the Chinese diplomatic delegation led by Mr.Yang Jiechi to Sri Lanka, the People’s Republic of China will award 600 million yuan (Rs.16.5 billion) to Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy

Police raid brothel in Dehiwela

Five suspects including four women and another individual were taken into custody by Mount Lavinia Police during a raid on a bro

Govt. warns Sri Lankans seeking jobs in Poland

The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) yesterday warned Sri Lankans seeking jobs in Poland and advise

SSP Jaliya Senaratne transferred to KKS on disciplinary grounds

Fifteen Senior Police officers including ten Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and SSP Jaliya Senaratne have been

Stones pelted at Colombo International School

A complaint had been lodged over a stone pelting incident at the Colombo International School (CIS) building by an unkno

Serious matter if SC determination on 20th Amendment was leaked: SJB

The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday raised questions that it would be a serious matter if the Supreme Courts determination on the 20th Amendment to the constitution is leaked to the public. SJB Colo

Che Guevara commemorated

A prominent personality in the Cuban revolution, the late Ernesto Che Guevara was commemorated today in front of the M

Prof. Saumya Liyanage should be reinstated: Prof. Uyangoda

Ousted Prof. Saumya Liyanage should be reinstated to his position, political scientist and academic Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda s

MOU on Cyber Bullying signed between NYSC and Wijeya Newspapers

A MOU was signed yesterday between the National Youth Services Council and Wijeya Newspapers Sri Lanka to create and activate a countrywide campaign pertaining to Cyber Bullying and to also develop and create digital content that wi

Speaker to announce SC’s determination on 20A - PMU

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana is to announce the Supreme Court determination on the 20th Amendment to the Constit

India has no moral right to ask for implementation of 13A

By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana India has no moral right to ask for the implementation of the 13th amendment to the Constitution, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Sarath Weerasekera told Parliament yesterday. Participating in a debate at the time of adjournment of the House on foreign agreements of Sri Lanka, the Minister said that the amendment has been interpreted as an outcome of Indo-Lanka Accord of which the role

Year-end budget will be a stimulus package: Bandula

The budget which will be presented to Parliament at the end of the year would take the form of a stimulus package aimed at reviewing the shattered economy, Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardana said yesterday. Minister Gunawar

MCC agreement will only be signed subject to SL laws: Govt. MP

The proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will be signed only after studying and subjecting it into Sri Lankan la

Release Hejaaz Hizbullah just as Riyad Bathiudeen: Eran

While commending the release of Rishad Bathiudeen’s brother, Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Eran Wickramaratne yesterday said Attorney-at-law Hejaaz Hizbullah, who is in remand custody should also be released if

Easter Sunday Commission Rishad’s brother helped Zahran to flee to India: Gen. Mahesh Senanayake

The Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) in 2018 had informed at an Intelligence Review Meeting (IRM) that National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) Leader Zahran Hashim had fled to India in a boat and was assisted by former Minister Ri

Associates of crew member of ship placed under quarantine

Health Authorities in Kalutra had taken steps to place several people under house quarantine who had associated with a m

Book launch Mahinda Rajapaksa - A Review of 50 years in Politics

The latest publication of an eminent academic turned Diplomat Prof. (Dr) W.M.Karunadasa entitled “Mahinda Rajapaksa - Panas Vasaraka Deshapalanaye Punaravalokanayak” ( Mahinda Rajapaksa - A Review of 50 Years in Politics ) is to be launched at the Headquarters of the Malwathu Chapter in Kandy at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday October 8, 2020. The first copy of this academic writing is scheduled to be presented during a simple ceremony to the Malwathu Ch

Brandix bringing Indians sans quarantine procedure Harsha De Silva of SJB calls for clarification

Certain MPs had mentioned in the House that a group of Indians had been brought to the Brandix Ltd. without going through the quarantine process with the intervention by its security head and urged the government to make a stateme

Convicted Murderer seeks permission to attend PS session today

Death row inmate and former Kahawatta Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Vajira Darshana de Silva has made a formal request to

Fmr STF Chief retracts statement on unawareness of Zahran and NTJ prior to attack

The Former Commandant of the Police Special Task Force (STF) SDIG M.R. Latiff who earlier informed that he came to know about Zahran and National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) after the Easter Sunday terror attacks, yesterday co

COVID-19 awareness campaign at Maradana Station

Officers of the Maradana Police station carried out an awareness campaign at the Maradana Railway station last morning. Police advised the commuters how to wear face masks properly and how to follow h

Education ministry to decide today

The Education Ministry will today decide whether the Grade-5 scholarship examination and the GCE Advanced Level examination should be postponed, Subject Minister G.L. Peiris told Daily Mir

Viyalanderan gets a new State Ministry portfolio

Former State Minister of Postal Services and Professional Development of Journalists, S. Viyalanderan, was sworn in as the State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development, Domestic Animal Husbandry and Small Economic Crop Promotion. The President’s Media Division said the new State Minister was sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat last morning.

Parliamentarians should follow health guidelines: Speaker

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday emphasised the need for all Parliamentarians to comply with health guidelines given the COVID-19 pandemic prevailing in the country. He stated th