MP Ali Sabri Raheem is engaged in a political game by voting against the resolution to remove the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Chairman, SJB MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka charged yesterday.
2022 (2023) GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination admission cards should not be withheld by the principals without giving them to the candidates for any reason, the Education Ministry announced to all principals yesterday. The Minis
The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the Secretary to the Ministry of Plantation Industry is currently studying the possibility of providing registered permanent addresses to the estate community residents. Deputy Solicitor G
Parliament yesterday voted out Chairman of Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Janaka Ratnayake by adopting a motion with 123 votes in favour and 77 against, an act that indicates that the government commands majority support of the House. Ratnayake, an appointee o
The sudden shift to organic farming in 2021 by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resulted in a drop of more than 50 percent in paddy yield in the 2021/2022 Maha season, according to a research. The then government enacted
A half naked Chinese who behaved in unruly manner near the old light house in the Galle Fort was taken into custody to find that he had been over staying in Sri Lanka since December 2021 after the expiry of his tourist visa. Investigations revealed that he
The Japan-Lanka Friendship Association, with the generous support of Mr. Goto Hideaki and the crew, handed over two sky ladders and a fire engine, along with 13 scholarships for school children of SLAF serving personnel and a consignment of reading spectacles, to the Sri Lanka Air Force recently at the Air Force Headquarters. The delegation officially handed over the two sky ladders and a fire engine to the Chief of Staff, Air Vice Marshal Udeni
Refuting recently circulated claims, the State Minister of Finance said there is no way the government is going to reduce liquor prices in the near future. State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya speaking at Parliament said there were reports on social media about a move to reduce the price of alcoholic drinks. “I should say that there is no such move.
Just over a year since former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned from office following nationwide protests demanding him to step down, evidence has come to light that the former president’s staff who are mostly political appointees continue to be recruited in the President’s Office under a newly created unit called ‘special projects’. Even though Rajapaksa did not complete his full term and was forced to resign due to his mismanagement whic
The Department of Immigration and Emigration have commenced its own investigation on the Chinese national who was taken into custody trying to enter Sri Lanka with a forged passport last week, and stated there was no
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has directed the officials of the Department of Immigration and Emigration to deport the Chinese national who had arrived in the country with two forged passports. At the instructions of the Public Security Minister, the Chinese national had been summoned to the Department of Immigration and Emigration to record a statement in connection with the incident. The Chinese national who had arrived with two for
The Grama Niladhari Division in Colombo which was previously known as Slave Island would be now called ‘Kompanna Veediya’ (as it is pronounced) in all three languages. Earlier the area was known as Slave Island while it was called ‘Kompanna Veediya’ in Sinhala and ‘Kommpani Veedi’ or ‘Theru’ in Tamil. Now it will be called ‘Kompanna Veediya’ in all three
Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada has raised objections to the erection of a monument to commemorate what the Tamil community living there called’ genocide of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka during the war’, Daily Mirror learns. The groundbreaking for the construction of this memorial in the municipal area called ‘Brampton’ in the greater Toronto area took place recently. Despite Sri Lan
The import of luxury vehicles should be temporarily stopped for four to five years until the country’s economy returns to normalcy, former President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday. He told Parliament that import of luxury vehicles was a major way of foreign currency outflow and that it leads to depletion of foreign reserves. He said the fleet of luxury vehicles currently in the country is sufficient.
IMF review for Sri Lanka delayed
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
No decline in tourist arrivals at Arugam Bay - Residents
Prez vows to scrap perks for former presidents once again
Policeman in a fix for sexually harassing three new constables