The sale of all alcoholic beverages will be banned countrywide on Friday, June 21st in view of the Poson Full Moon Poya Day and the sale of booze is prohibited from two to seven days in selected sacred zones by order of the Excise Commissioner General.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe distributed letters of appointment to United National Party (UNP) zonal organizers at the party headquarters, Sirikotha, today (June 18). UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara, Chairman Vajira Abeywardana and National Organiser Sagala Ratnayake were also present. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce a program offering a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. illegally who are married to U.S. citizens, a large-scale legalization effort that contrasts sharply with Republican rival Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations.
The National Federation of Public Service Pensioners’ Association staged a protest at Polduwa Junction, Battaramulla today, demanding a 15% senior citizens’ fixed deposit interest rate and at least 70% of the increased allowance provided to state employees.
The annual art exhibition and drawing competition was held, targeting schools in the Northern Province, under the guidance of the National Transport Commission. The main event was held last Saturday (15) at the Jaffna Hindu College. The primary purpose of the art competition is to educate schoolchildren on road safety and improve their creative abilities in the Northern Province.
While highlighting in Parliament today that the Supreme Court has engaged in judicial cannibalism with regard to its determination on the Gender Equality Bill, President Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed appointing a select committee to look into the judgment.
Left-arm paceman Trent Boult said he had played his ’’last day’’ of international cricket after New Zealand’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on Monday.
Health officials in Japan are on high alert after close to 1,000 cases of a deadly infection were reported across the country. The disease, known as Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS), or ‘flesh-eating bacteria’, is spreading rapidly, resulting in deaths within a short period.
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