The issue pertaining to obtaining the services of VFS Global for the process of granting Sri Lankan visas to foreigners has taken a new turn with Minister Harin Fernando and MP Harsha de Silva complaining that some MPs have told them not to oppose the project and not to probe the scam.
Admitting the fact that the Sri Lankan cricket team touring the USA for the T20 World Cup has faced inconveniences, Sports Minister Harin Fernando said Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has already lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the matter.
The Supreme Court observed that the Gender Equality Bill is inconsistant with the Constitution as a whole and should be enacted with a two thirds majority and through a referendum, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhane announced today.
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring former President Maithripala Sirisena’s pardon of Don Shamantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha as arbitrary and invalid, Sri Lankan authorities have intensified efforts to bring the convicted murderer back to the country, suspected to be in Singapore.
The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity (SLAAQP) recently announced the upcoming National Convention on Quality and Productivity (NCQP) 2024, which will take place on June 25, 2024, at the Mount Lavinia Hotel, under the theme ’’A Quest for Quality, Productivity, and Innovation.’’
The Supreme Court today ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay Rs. 1 million to the petitioner in the Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging former President Sirisena’s decision to grant a Presidential pardon to Royal Park murder convict Don Shamantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha.
The Anuradhapura Municipal Commissioner declared the Anuradhapura sacred area as a rabies-free zone, assuring devotees that there is no need for concern, the Association of Veterinarians for Humane Management of Animal Population said.
While emphasizing the critical importance of effectively managing the spread of the dengue, Director of the National Dengue Control Unit Dr. Sudath Samaraweera noted that the current flood situation could potentially escalate the dengue outbreak to an epidemic level.
In response to the beating of a 4-year-old girl that has shocked the nation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued a statement on X, underscoring the urgent need for action to ensure the safety and well-being of children.
A fully automatic electric maternity bed and other equipment were donated to the De Soyza Maternity Hospital in Colombo by the California Hospital Services Support and Hospital Services Council. The event was attended by Director of the Hospital Services Council, Venerable Rajawelle Subhuthi Thera, along with Director of De Soyza Hospital, Dr. Pradeep Wijesinghe. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The Locomotive Operating Engineers Union has decided to launch a train strike at midnight tomorrow due to further delays in the second-class promotions of locomotive drivers, continuous delays in recruitment due to a lack of a salary code, and other issues.
A special programme is being implemented to provide school text books and exercise books for the students whose books were destroyed due to the floods, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said today.
The government is trying to sell off the country’s power sector to India’s Adani group by creating a private sector monopoly over the electricity sector through the Sri Lanka Electricity Bill, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath said today.
A 22-year-old female student following a degree course at a private university was sentenced to one month compulsory imprisonment by Kuliyapitiya Magistrate Randika Lakmal Jayalath for making a false complaint that she was raped by an individual that led to legal action against the individual concerned.
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