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The Catholic Church doesn’t insult monks: Cardinal

The Catholic Church is not involved in insulting Buddhist monks and other members of clergy and will not associate with people who insult them, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said yesterday.

SL a country without responsible rulers ? : Buddhist Monk

Sri Lanka is the only country in the globe where rulers steal public funds openly, “ a prominent Buddhist monk said yesterday. Episodes with regard to the XPress Pearl incident have proved it

Moragoda meets with Chief Minister Conrad Sangma of Meghalaya State

High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda who met with the Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad Kongal Sangma discussed a framework for cooperation between Sri Lanka and Meghalaya, a statement from the Sri Lankan mission said recently .

“Buddha is a consciousness beyond manifestation” - Indian Prime Minister

The Indian government is hosting the two-day Summit in collaboration with International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) on 20-21 April 2023

All welfare payments under one roof from July

Welfare Benefits Act No. 24 of 2002, will be activated from July

Surgeries at Eye Hospital halted due to contaminated drug: GMOA

The cause has been identified as the contamination of the drug Prednisolone administered to several eye patients, who have fallen ill with a bacterial infection

Bill to amend laws to protect LGBTQI community: SC commences hearing

A very progressive judgment of five judges of the Supreme Court of India had held that gay people are entitled to the same rights and protections as heterosexual people

Beware of dubious IT firms which lure Sri Lankans for employment in Thailand

They end up in harsh working conditions in nearby countries, mostly Myanmar

Wayside unprotected drain claims Spaniard’s life

A Spanish tourist riding a motorcycle had fallen into a wayside storm water drain in Ahangama town and died. Police said the motorcycle had veered off the road and fallen into the unprotected drain near Ahangama post office on Galle- Matara roa

Sri Pada pilgrim season ends

Avoid Sri Pada pilgrimages during off season- Chief Incumbent

Inflation reduces further

The headline inflation came down to 49.2 percent in March from 53.6 percent in February this year, the Department of Census and Statistics said in its latest report released to the media yesterday. According to statistics, food inflation dropped from 49 percent to 42.3 percent and non-food inflation from 57.4 percent to 54.9 percent.

Easter Sunday’s mastermind had close links with Al-Qaeda

The Al-Qaeda member, who is a Maldivian national, had admitted that he had connections with Mohammad Ibrahim Sadiq Abdullah Haq, who is the main suspect in the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka

Democracy is Constitutional Government and Rule of Law, not mass hysteria

Says the Current President has a valid constitutional mandate to hold the position

Anti-Terrorism Bill will be changed in Parliament: Minister

Any citizen, political party or organization is free to challenge the Bill in the Supreme Court once it is tabled in Parliament

IMF Tracker Sri Lanka had met 25% of IMF commitments; failed one by end-March: Verité Research

‘The IMF Tracker’ launched to help monitor Government’s progress on US$ 2.9 billion programme

Missing Rs.5mn cash bundle found - Central Bank

The Central Bank today said a shortage of Rs.5 million worth cash bundle was discovered in one of its vaults during the currency operations on April 11, 2023.

Sri Lanka risks loss of GSP + unless Anti-Terrorism Bill changed

EU writes to Foreign Ministry expressing concerns

Extreme heat warning issued to 17 districts until today

According to the heat index issued by the department 17 districts including Colombo would be affected by hot weather conditions

Toque monkey issue A Chinese company made the request for 100,000 toque monkeys – Ministry

To implement the request, the ministry opened a forum to express the views of various parties

Easter Sunday Attack All night protest march begins to mark fourth anniversary

Prior warnings on the attack were received and the warnings were sent from one person to another but no action was taken to prevent the attack

CEB Engineers say perks to remain despite reforms

Perks enjoyed by CEB employees, including employment security, employee benefits, the Employees’ Trust Fund and the pension scheme will not be affected

HRCSL to support LGBTQi community in advocating legal reforms

A group of representatives of the LGBTQI community met the former to discuss the well-being of the LGBTQ people and address pressing issues

President has no authority to threaten teachers or confiscate their property: Stalin

The President does not have any authority or power to make the examinations a compulsory service, to take the exam committee under emergency, to prosecute the teachers who are withdrawing from evaluating examination answer scripts, or to confiscate their property, the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) said. Addressing the me

Why is the government not claiming usd 6.4bn compensation for X-Press Pearl tragedy?

Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said he got hold of details regarding the transfer of US $ 250 million to the foreign account of a Sri Lankan as a bribe to obstruct the legal process related to X-Press Pearl disaster, and directed the police to initiate investigations into it. However the Minister is yet to name the individual involved. The Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl ship was on fire f

Rs.110 spent to recover Rs.20

The Central Province Chief Secretary’s office has spent Rs.110 as stamp fees to inform a PHI to pay Rs.20 to issue a copy of an audit report under the Right to Information Act.

SriLankan Airlines grounds five aircraft due to lack of funds

SriLankan Airlines is facing a USD 1.2 billion debt, and outgoings such as interest and lease payments eat into any possible profit margins

Name change from Ceylon to Sri Lanka has caused utter destruction: Astronomer

Claims country faced bad luck since 1956, with the formation of the SLFP

China debunks disinformation on request for 100,000 Toque monkeys

The Chinese Embassy in Colombo yesterday laid to rest what it called ‘disinformation’ on local and foreign media about Sri Lanka getting ready to export “100 thousand” toque macaque monkeys to a Chinese private company for “experimental purpose.

Monkeys exported to China to be eaten raw while they are alive: Environmentalist

Environmentalist Nayanaka Ranwella said yesterday that according to investigations conducted by them, the government is planning to send 100,000 monkeys to China for their brains to be eaten raw while they are still alive.