Kandy, July 24 (Daily Mirror)- A detainee remanded in the Dumbara prisons on murder charges assaulted two prison officials causing serious injuries to them when they were taking him to the Batticaloa courts in connection with another case.
Claiming that no Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP except Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka and Rajitha Senarathne, will join Ranil Wickremesinghe’ faction at the Presidential election, SJB MP Thushara Indunil today urged the President to resolve the issue of getting the support of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) without betraying SJB MPs.
While releasing the recent General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O/L) examination results by September, the Examinations Department has announced that the 2025 O/L examinations are scheduled for the first two months of the year, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.
While welcoming the Cabinet decision to tender an apology for ordering the cremation of Covid-19 victims during the pandemic, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today proposed paying compensation to those who were affected by the decision.
Officers from the Dam Street Police Station conducted their biannual inspection today, conducted by a team headed by SSP Central Colombo, Lalith Leelaratne. Dam Street Police OIC, CI Ajith Peduruarachchi, accompanied the routine inspection team. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
The assets of all government institutions in the country are ready to be investigated into and brought under proper management through the Public Assets Management Act, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
Pronouncing its order pertaining to the Fundamental Rights petitions challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Supreme Court held that the President may or should consider appointing a suitable person as the IGP in accordance with the law during the period of operation of the interim order.
The increase of the deposit money that has to be placed by the candidates contesting a Presidential election will not come into effect this year, Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha told Parliament today.
Ahead of the announcement of the Presidential election, the United National Party (UNP) led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe is engaged in dealing with a section of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), which has now openly pledged its support to his candidacy.
Sri Lankan banks’ operating environment (OE) continues to show signs of stabilisation, Fitch Ratings said, as it is evident in sustained improvements in reported headline macroeconomic indicators, supporting the recovery in banks’ operational flexibility.
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