With reference to a report put out by Verite Research that revealed only 83 MPs have attended Parliamentary sessions within the month of January this year, some MPs said they have to play multiple roles which result in them missing sessions and thus tried to justify their absence. SLPP MP Wimalaweera Dissanayake told the media that members of Parliament often have to attend to the needs of people in their districts or constituencies. “We have to
No decision has been taken to declare April 15 as a public holiday, Home Affairs State Minister Ashoka Priyantha said. He said requests have been made by state officials and public to declare April 15 as a public holiday because of the
An individual who was assaulted and tied to a tree on suspicion of attempting to break open the charity box in Getambe Diyakapanathota temple had succumbed to his injuries. The villagers had caught him when he was frequenting the temple ground and assaulted him and then tied him to a tree. However, he had later been found dead. Police said he was a 47 year old man from Menikhinna area. Investigations revealed that he had arrived on a motorcycle
The total solar eclipses that is expected to take place today will not be visible in Sri Lanka, Director of the Astronomy and Space Science Unit, Department of Physics, Colombo University, and the Chairman of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, Professor Chandana Jayaratne said. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks the Sun’s disk as seen from part of Earth’s surface. In this case, the “path of totality” will be
Thousands of fish in Mundalama lagoon have been found dead since Saturday evening much to the anxiety of the fisher folk and the environmentalists. President of Mundalama St. James Fisheries Society Marthenu Fernando said thousands of dead fish had been lashed ashore to a distance of about three kilometres along the lagoon. He said shoals of dead fish not yet lashed ashore were floating in the lagoon. He pointed out that the death of fish for an
In the midst of heated political debate over the Katchatheevu Island, Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda set the stage for another debate when he said that India secured Wadge Bank which is located below Kanyakumari and a much big
Reportedly, a young farmer has successfully cultivated a variety of cabbage seeds from Nuwara Eliya in the Mahailuppallama area in Anuradhapura District, marking a historic milestone in Sri Lanka. This accomplish
The first application under the newly enacted Online Safety Act was made to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court and the Court issued a conditional order preventing respondent parties from communicating alleged false information against former Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) Janaka Ratnayake.
In parliament, MP Vijitha Herath made two claims about expenditure allocations related to the president: (1) the budget line item titled president’s expenditure head (to discharge duties as the head of state) has increased to LKR 3,779 million, and (2) seven ministries headed by the president have been allocated 66.7% of the total budget expenditure.
Only one container out of the 56 containers listed as dangerous cargo on board the ‘Dali’ cargo vessel that collided with the Baltimore Bridge in US recently, intended for unloading at the Colombo port, Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said yesterday.
The Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe yesterday acquitted the former OIC of Mount-Lavinia Special Crime Investigation Bureau (SCIB) Inspector of Police Samaraweera Gunarathne from all the charges of bribery as the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.
The report from the committee assigned to investigate into State Minister Sanath Nishantha’s recent accident on the Katunayake Expressway shows that 56 per cent of accidents on the expressway are caused by driver negligence.
Former President Maithripala Sirisena has informed Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court that he will not provide a confidential statement before the Magistrate in connection with his controversial revelation regarding the Easter Sunday attacks.
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Sri Lanka Tourism invites global travellers for upcoming season
Russian embassy urges citizens to stay vigilant in Arugam Bay
US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
Tourism industry on edge as travel advisories mount
Israelis top tourist arrivals in Arugam Bay, but reduced now