Sri Lanka’s first-ever Electric Vehicle Expo 2024 was launched today at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). Organized by Asia Exhibition & Conventions (PVT) LTD, the event will run until Sunday (30th). The launch was attended by Transport and Highways Minister Bandula Gunawardana and Justice, Prisons Affairs, and Constitutional Reforms Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.
The Election Commission which will get constitutional authority to conduct the presidential election independent of any governmental interference in another three weeks time has sprung up into action by issuing a circular to initiate action for staff, vehicle mobilization and polling centre inspections, an official said.
The Supreme Court issued an interim order staying the operation of the Extraordinary Gazette issued by Wildlife Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi changing the boundaries of the Vedithalathivu Nature Reserve for an aquaculture project.
While condemning the President’s statement on declaring the services of teachers and principals as essential services, Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin said that before declaring these services as essential, the essential needs of schools must be fulfilled in the first place.
Efforts are underway to prohibit the illegal export of metal, iron, related equipment and scrap from the country. All metal exports must receive approval from the Ministry of Industry, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
The funeral of a sailor of the Sri Lanka Navy, who succumbed after suffering critical injuries due to the aggressive maneuvers of an Indian trawler, resisting its seizure in the seas off Kankesanthurai within Sri Lankan maritime waters, was held with the participation of a large crowed with full honours of the Navy, at Ibbagamuwa. Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda and Northern Rural Maritime Association members also attended the funeral.
For the education of the country’s children, teachers should definitely stay in the schools in the morning. If this does not happen in the future and schoolchildren are deprived of their education, necessary steps will be taken to make the service of teachers and principals essential, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
Sri Lanka’s agreements with China and other creditor nations to restructure about $10 billion in bilateral debt brought it a step closer towards restoring debt sustainability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday.
A pair of Elvis Presley’s blue suede shoes are to go up for auction. The American singer wore the size 10.5 footwear on and off stage in the 1950s, includiang during a performance on the Steve Allen TV show.
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