The government, citing potential future unrest in the country, announced yesterday that a new policy has been implemented allowing parliamentarians to keep two firearms after they retire from ministerial roles. Addressing the media, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardana explained that parliamentarians could purchase and retain these firearms after their term as MPs end. He made this statement in response to a journalist’s question abou
The ambulance driver of Vavuniya General Hospital and a hospital employee had been arrested on misunderstanding that they attempted to abduct a lady doctor. Investigations revealed that the doctor, under the impression that they were taking her to a lonely spot had jumped out of the ambulance.
Former Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya said that the difference between genuine and fake opinion polls are difficult to distinguish and therefore voters should be cautious to discern fact from fiction.
In light of the rising temperatures in the country, medical experts warn of an impending increase in skin diseases. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Specialist Dr. Deepal Perera noted that skin problems are becoming more common among children due to rising temperatures across the country.
Whilst highlighting that eradicating corruption during the Yahapalana government was a success to some extent while there were failures at the same time, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said over the weekend that laws are now in place to rectify the shortcomings.
A spokesperson for the Indian High Commission in Colombo debunked a social media report in circulation that National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to win the elections, according to an Indian diplomatic cable.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday pledged to come up with a new poverty alleviation programme under which each poor family will be granted Rs 20,000 for empowerment. Speaking during a rally in Seruvila, Mr. Premadasa said the new programme will comprise each and every positive feature of Janasaviya, Samurdhi and Aswesuma.
Two in five (or 39.8%) women have experienced physical, sexual and emotional violence by a partner in their lifetime according to the Sri Lanka National Survey on Violence against Women conducted in 2019 by the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS).
In an era where the transport sector has made giant gallops in modernization, the residents of some villages in the Wiyaluwa electorate of the Badulla District, particularly those in Angoda, Kotikarawa, Ketakella, and Nagollagama, are enduring significant hardships due to the lack of basic infrastructure, especially in terms of road access.
While unveiling the election manifesto “Rich Country and a Beautiful Life” of the National People’s Power (NPP), NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday pledged to abolish the executive presidency, enact a new constitution, punish the corrupt, uphold the rule of law and put a stop to fraud, corruption and waste. Speaking at the ceremony to launch the manifesto,
The government is bound to serve the interests of the people of this country, not only those of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB), Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential Candidate Namal Rajapaksa said.
The three suspects, including a gunman taken into custody on Friday (23) in connection with the murder of businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera alias Club Wasantha and three others were to be produced in court today after being questioned under detention order for 72 hours.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday invited his rival candidates Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake for a live discussion with IMF officials and see how they will react to amendments they have proposed to the agreement which Sri Lanka has signed with the donor agency.
Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court verdict that the fundamental rights of the people have been violated by not holding Local Government elections last year, former Chairman of the Election Commission, Mahinda Deshapriya said the Local Government and the Provincial Council elections could have been held in stages without any obstacle.
A future administration under Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa will grant a 24 percent salary hike for public servants and it has already been informed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said yesterday.
In the face of some leading world economies collapsing, the Mahinda Rajapaksa government managed to ensure a robust growth rate by implementing Mahinda Chintana policies, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa said. Addressing an electoral meeting in Divulapitiya on August 24, he said the political stream that made Sri Lanka self-sufficient was defeated by a force that portrayed the lofty ideal of good governanc
In the wake of controversies surrounding the recent appointment of Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara as Presidential Advisors by President Wickremesinghe, the Election Commission stated it is carefully monitoring whether the duo is abusing their privileges for election purposes.
Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a rise in dengue cases, with the latest data from the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) indicating 35,118 cases reported up to the 33rd week of 2024, an increase from 30,575 cases recorded during the corresponding period of 2023 .
Only ballot boxes made of cardboard will be used at the presidential poll on September 21, instead of traditional wooden boxes, and the election authorities are currently in the process of making them, an official said. Ballot boxes will be made in small, medium and large sizes to be dispatched to polling stations depending on the number of registered voters with each.
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