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The NPP government which is now a little over a month old has in recent weeks faced criticism over some of its members allegedly publicising fake doctor titles, receiving much flak on social media and among the citizens.
In the wake of a troubling rise in underworld activities and shooting incidents, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told the Daily Mirror that he has directed the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to take swift action to curb the ongoing
Sripada Pilgrim season will commence with the dawn of Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day today.
Some traders are selling rice at prices higher than the controlled price, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said yesterday. The CAA said while most shops are selling at the gazetted price, there have been reports of inflated prices. “Steps tak
The Negombo District Court has issued an order in a case filed by a victim of the Easter Sunday attack, ruling that the Preliminary Issues of Law raised by former IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former State Intelligence Service Director Nilantha Jayaward
In the wake of the decision to reduce the number of security personnel assigned to former Presidents, including Mahinda Rajapaksa, the police said that the committee appointed to review security will meet periodically and assess reports to determine
Of the total number of workers who went abroad for work, 40.7% were women, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) reported yesterday.
Misty conditions will persist in most districts until January
Days after a shocking dispute over the doctoral credentials of Speaker Asoka Ranwala and his stoic silence over it,
In the wake of the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu as the first highest level engagement with the new government in Sri Lanka, the United States said it views the IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme
Amid controversy over Speaker Dr. Ashoka Ranwala’s Doctorate, Cabinet spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday the Speaker will make a clear statement on his qualifications shortly.
An influenza-like illness is making the rounds among children in Sri Lanka, causing concern among parents.
Despite request by the ruling party - affiliated Ceylon Electricity Employees’ Union, the director board of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has not approved bonus for its workers this year, an informed source said.
The government has no plans to lay off the public service, but will focus instead on improving productivity, a minister said.
The opposition flayed the government yesterday saying that a large budgetary allocation had been made to the Presidential Secretariat for the first quarter of next year despite pious pronouncements in the pre-election period to prune expenditure.
The government is to carry out an investigation to determine whether any of the MPs who represented the previous Parliament or any one of their associates had received liquor licences as political bribes during the previous regime, a government sp
Asserting that it is committed to scrap the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Cabinet spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that the government will not hesitate no matter what, to repeal existing laws and regulations to prevent any attempt
As many as 112 out of a total of 120 housing units of the Madiwela complex near the parliamentary complex remain reserved for allocation to individual MPs upon request, as has been the case right throughout, an official said.
In its move for the curtailment of benefits for parliamentarian in keeping with the election manifesto, the government has decided not to assign state bungalows to ministers,a Minister said yesterday.
Sri Lanka must not bow to external pressure and must maintain an independent foreign policy, especially at a time when some ‘parties’ are trying to take advantage of its economic situation, China’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong told a
The country is expected to experience some relief from adverse weather conditions as the current cyclonic storm, responsible for significant disruption, is expected to weaken by the weekend, official said yesterday.
The deep depression that has developed in the Bay of Bengal is expected to convert into a cyclone by today but will have only a minimum effect on Sri Lanka, Department of Meteorology said yesterday.
Depression in the Bay of Bengal will head for deep depression today, exacerbating wind speed and rainfall, a meteorologist said yesterday.
The government has committed to stay within the main guardrails of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) programme and flexibility on its priorities and objectives are only within them, a top official said.
There is a quandary over nomination papers submitted for the local authorities’ election because of changes in political affiliations among candidates but the Election Commission has no choice but to proceed with the conduct of polls early next yea
Underscoring their commitment to creating a platform for children to express themselves, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is staging a one-of-a-kid art exhibition at the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, celebrating the 35th anniversary of
Excavations were carried out amid torrential rain on court order in a location in Expressway road reservation near Wandurawa Rajamaha Vihara in Veyangoda on information that a treasure had been buried there, but it was postponed for yesterday afte
A group of illicit gem miners in Maha Eliya Forest Reserve in Bogawantalawa was arrested and their tools and equipment seized by Meepilimana STF in Nuwara Eliya last morning.
Pathfinder Foundation hosted its fifth Dialogue with Diplomats, focused on “The Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific and its impact on Small States in South Asia, with a special reference to Sri Lanka” held at Cinnamon Grand Colombo recent
Off-season visitors often entered the forest away from the pilgrims’ route and collected plants to be taken away
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