The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, aimed at providing greater convenience to the expatriate community, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
The Alumni Association of the Bachelor of Labour Education (BLE) held its Annual General Meeting on November 10, 2024, at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute, where the President and Executive Committee for the 2024/25 term were elected.
The Kahathuduwa Police launched an investigation following a complaint filed by a photographer from the Presidential Media Division (PMD), alleging that he was receiving threatening phone calls from the former Director General of the PMD.
The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the new government intends to review the Extraordinary Gazette notification issued by former Wildlife Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi, which altered the boundaries of the Vidataltivu Nature Reserve to facilitate an aquaculture project.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called for the immediate suspension of Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Maxwell de Silva following the conclusions and the recommendations submitted by the NOC Ethics Committee.
Five leading liquor manufacturers including W. M. Mendis and Co. Limited will face imminent risk of losing its liquor production licence, if an accumulated tax arrears of Rs.8.5 billion is not settled by November 30th, the Daily Mirror learns.
The Defence Ministry has notified former Members of Parliament, Provincial Councils and leaders of political parties and organisations, and officials in executive positions of the government, to surrender firearms and ammunition issued to them, by December 30, 2024.
The Secretary to the Ministry of Education has directed officials to conduct an immediate investigation into the second-term general knowledge exam paper given to Grade 12 students at CWW Kannangara Central College in Mathugama.
The United Nations Security Council is discussing a British-drafted resolution that demands Sudan’s warring parties cease hostilities and calls on them to allow safe, rapid and unhindered deliveries of aid across front lines and borders.
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