The government must reveal the truth about whether President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka or the World Bank (WB) is being truthful regarding the USD 200 million loan obtained from the WB, former Minister Udaya Gammanpila said.
Even though it is often claimed that the political system of the country needs to be changed, when a new system is brought in, it simply adapts to the ways of the existing government, National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), MP Namal Rajapaksa said.
Following a discussion today to inform the Transport Minister, the Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) has decided to launch their trade union action in response to unresolved administrative issues within the Railways Department.
Sri Lanka and India held talks to prevent illegal fishing activities by Indian fishing vessels in Sri Lankan waters in the Northern and Eastern areas of Sri Lanka, the Government Information Department said.
Police personnel at the Cinnamon Gardens Police Station in Colombo wait for their turn to cast postal votes ahead of the Parliamentary Elections scheduled to be held on November 14. Postal voting for the parliamentary elections starts today and will continue till November 4 at all District Secretariats and election offices. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The Canadian government alleged on Tuesday that Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was behind the plots to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil.
The government is expected to make a decision in the coming days regarding the Attorney General’s directive to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to cease further action on the deaths of 11 inmates during the 2020 Mahara Prison incident, Minister Vijitha Herath said.
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