Parliament to be prorogued next month?

​President Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to be mulling prorogation of Parliament by the middle of January, next year. Once Parliament is prorogued, pending businesses before the House will lapse, and the new Parliament, once convened by the President, has to resume them afresh. The Speaker and the MPs will continue to function. The President can prorogue Parliament for a ma

Over 75% of Sri Lankans say reducing EPF returns unnecessary and/or unfair

According to a Syndicated Surveys poll 77% of Sri Lankan adults think that the government’s decision to reduce returns on the retirement savings in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), in the pursuit of domestic debt restructuring (DDR), was not necessary and/or not done in a fair manner. This finding is from a survey round conducted in October 2023. Respondents were read out this information: “To help recover from the debt crisis the gove

Man falls from Maradana station roof

He had climbed onto the roof to engage in some kind of protest

SLAF invests USD 18 Mn to acquire two new Y-12IV aircraft from China

New aircraft to bolster operations and tourism

Customs seize Rs.43Mn worth psychedelic drugs at CME sent from Europe

Parcels were addressed to bogus recipients

Drive carefully on upcountry roads, warns N’Eliya DMC

Nuwara Eliya District Disaster Management Centre has warned drivers to be cautious of possible dangers when motoring along upcountry roads due to the prevailing heavy rainfall.

Women to head security forces: State Minister

State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said that the government is planning to enable women to head the Army, Navy and Air Force. Making his

School grades to be reduced from 13 to 12

School grades will be reduced from 13 to 12 under the new educational reforms, the Education Ministry said. This was disclosed at the time of presenting the progress for 2023 and plans for 2024 for the budget of the Ministry of Education by Minister Susil Premajayantha. Accordingly, the educational authorities stated that through the proposed education reforms, every child will be given the opportunity to finish school in 17 years. Accordingly, t

After relaxing all import restrictions since October Christmas décor tops imports after two years – Customs

Christmas decorations and goodies have topped the list of imports thus far since the relaxing of all import restrictions since October this year, Sri Lanka Customs said. Customs spokesperson Senior Director Seevali Arukgoda told the Daily Mirror that Christmas decorations and such goodies have arrived in large consignments during the past few weeks to cater to the

Doctors neglect work at prisons

The 33 doctors attached to prison hospitals, worked only 1,296 man-hours for a month, far below the stipulated 4,570 man-hours

Donation of vehicles and equipment to airport

They include two fire fitting and rescue vehicles, a boat of high engine capacity equipped with GPS technology, two double cabs and a pilot car

Tragic elephant deaths mount, calls for swift action

With as many as 449 Wild Elephants and 169 people killed in the human-elephant conflict by December 1, this year, the relevant authorities are still at a loss to work out a practical solution to the problem. According to the

Foreign Ministry clarifies…

With reference to our yesterday’s Daily Mirror front page story titled’ ‘Extravagant spending: Bogollagama does it again’, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent the following clarification. The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to the news article titled ‘Extravagant spending: Bogollagama does it again’ published in the Daily Mirror on 04.12.2023 wherein several inaccurate alle

Highest Dengue cases reported after three years

1,000 dengue cases in just three days

Man attempting to take nude photos of daughter hacked to death by wife

An individual who attempted to take nude photos of his 14-year-old daughter to be shared on the internet to earn money had been hacked to death by his wife. The deceased Suranga Pradeep Kumara (37) of Thalvita was from the Wellawa Police area in the Kurunegala District and was an attendant of Kurunegala Teaching Hospital. He was the father of a 14-year-old daughter and an eight-

Divorce obtained overseas could be recognised in Sri Lanka: CA

In a landmark judgement pertaining to the scope of the divorce laws in Sri Lanka, the Court of Appeal has recently held that a District Court in Sri Lanka is not restricted from accepting a valid document proving the dissolution of a marriage issued by a competent co

Prioritising teacher salary anomalies may lead to neglect of essential priorities for schoolchildren

Addressing the salary anomalies of teachers as a top priority during the current economic crisis may pose significant challenges in meeting the identified prio

Chennai airport shuts operations amid intense rain

Chennai airport on Monday announced that it has shut its operations till 11 pm ahead of Cyclone Michaung which is expected to make landfall, causing torrential rains.“Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 2300 hrs IST yesterday due to severe weather conditions,” said Chennai airport on social media platform X. 33 flights have been diverted from Chennai to Bengaluru at the airport due to heavy rain and strong wind since midnigh

Govt. to provide registered permanent addresses to estate workers after 200 years

Decision made in response to a FR petition filed by an estate worker

Traffic PCs allegedly seek bribe from Public Security Minister’s son

Two traffic police officers on duty allegedly sought a bribe from the son of Public Security Minister Tiran Alles during a traffic stop in the Galagedara area in Kandy last Saturday. Reportedly, the minister

Heavy rain lashes central hills

The western slopes of the central hills have experienced heavy rain since Sunday night, resulting in the spilling over of Wimalasurendra hydropower reservoir again. The roads a

Harsha calls for political truce to make debt restructuring a success

Whilst stressing that debt restructuring has become a must, with the IMF slated to decide on giving the second tranche under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility to Sri Lanka, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha

Shanmuga Hindu Balika Vidyalaya student excels in O/L, felicitated by Governor

A student of Shanmuga Hindu Balika Vidyalaya in Trincomalee Darshana Konesh who came second in the Island rank in the Tamil Medium and first in the Eastern Province at the recent Ordinary Level Examination was felicitated by Governor Senthil Thondaman.

Extravagant spending:Bogollagama does it again

The Bogollagama’s travelled exclusively on business class both from Colombo to London to take up his position and then now from London Heathrow to Accra

What is Mahela doing in Dubai with Ranil?

Ex-cricketer says not part of Sri Lanka COP 28 delegation. Says he is UN Ambassador for sustainability Attended session hosted by SL

Two wild elephants killed at Karuwalagaswewa

Villagers had no alternative but to lay live wires to protect cultivated land from the marauding herds

Medical Supplies Division gets new acting Director

The post of the Director of Medical Supplies Division fell vacant following the arrest of its Director Dr. Kapila Wickramanayake over the import of substandard Immunoglobulin injections

Sri Lankan lady arrested in the Maldives for infanticide

Her newborn found dead in a landfill

Cyclonic storm moving away from SL but some areas affected

Though the cyclonic storm which had originated from the Southwest Bay of Bengal is moving away from Sri Lanka, it had caused damages in the Northern province, Disaster Management Center (DMC) said.

Dehiattakandiya Hospital in quandary as its only Surgeon leaves

50 surgeries suspended, including emergency surgeries