National agri policy to be introduced - Amaraweera

Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera said a national policy to uplift the agricultural sector and the farmer would be introduced in January. Addressing a meeting at Nochchiyagama in Anuradhapura to distribute machinery and equipment to 189 maize cultivators, he said the general practice of changing policies and plans of the previous government with the change of government

Govt. revenue of Rs. 3,500Bn for next year National Council sub-committee to submit proposals

Officials from the IRD, Customs and Excise Dept. were summoned to discuss matters

Delaying tactics to infringe voting rights of 16 million voters?: PAFFREL

Seeking AG’s opinion on the legality of the EC to hold LG polls is not necessary

Army-designed Presidential Dispatch Bag handed over to the President

The bag offers a combination of well-thought-out features for keeping the bag’s content safe and organised, and it is made of premium leather

Govt. to revise the Buddhist temporalities ordinance

The new legislation will also give the power to evict those who use these lands illegally or unauthorised

Does SL need 24hr booze shops in the first place – Excise Chief asks

Says the country has laws for a reason and even the Excise Ordinance is about 110 years old

Advisory issued for thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western, Northw

Some SJB MPs are the most undisciplined lot in Parliament: Speaker

Says some SJB MPs rise and speak by force

Elections Commission conspiring to postpone LG polls: AKD

Says local Government Bodies should be established before March 20

No more admission to intermediate classes after Dec. 5 for current school year

The third term of the current school year will end in March 2023

Sri Lanka should allow reputed foreign Unis to open branches here

Says they should be made to run the institutions as non-profit organisations

Wildlife conservators discover Leopard carcass sans limbs and teeth

It had been recovered from the Bagawanthalawa estate

Sarath Fonseka wants human-elephant conflict resolved by military forces

Says they would be more efficient in this matter

Diana wants Bars, hotels and shops to be kept open 24 hours

Says Sri Lanka should be made a nation which is alive 24 hours a day

Sri Lanka in progressive talks with China on debt restructuring, submits all details: Minister

The Central Bank has submitted all relevant information to the Chinese banks as part of talks on debt restructuring, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said yesterday. The Minister told Daily Mirror yesterday that progressive dialogue is in place with China on the matter despite some individual MPs making ad hoc remarks otherwise.

Staggering staff expenditure disclosed during Mahinda-Maithri periods

​Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had used 43 percent of the total expenditure of the Presidential allocation for his personal staff while former President Maithripala Sirisena has used 57 percent, according to accounts released by the office.

Women and youth representation in Parliament President Wickremesinghe proposes a list system

A list of around 70 members should be compiled according to certain criteria

Will not allow for increased electricity tariffs: PUCSL chairman

Certain facts in the cabinet paper were out of line with the Electricity Act and the PUCSL Act when deciding the tariff

Trishaw hits ‘Rajarata Rajina express’ at level crossing in Unawatuna

A trishaw transporting a Russian woman hit the Anuradhapura bound Rajarata Rajina Express at Maharamba level crossing in Unawatuna on the southern railway last morning, causing the death of the woman and the trishaw driver on the spot.

18-day global campaign on violence against women Women MPs clad in orange sarees in Parliament yesterday

Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha noted the dress pattern of women MPs and queried about it

Across the board consensus for private Universities

President, SJB MPs and govt. members agreed in Parliament for the establishment of private universities

Making a statement on malnutrition Doctor placed on interdiction SC to hear petition on December 14

a letter dated 03.11.2022 by the Secretary to the Ministry of Health indicates that a preliminary inquiry had already been conducted by the Ministry of Health and accordingly it has been found that the Petitioner has acted in breach of section 31:1:15 of the Establishment Code

MP calls for legislation of prostitution

It will be possible to safeguard the rights of sex workers only if prostitution is legalized

Deadline for filing income tax returns extended for another week

The reports given during that period will be considered as given on November 30th with no surcharge

Tuition teacher remanded over sexual abuse of 15-year-old girl

The suspect runs a tutorial institute in Dankotuwa, Wennappuwa and Makandura areas

343 SL migrant workers died in Qatar since 2014

The cause of death of migrant workers were listed as “natural,” “suicide,” “homicide,” “road accidents,” “other accidents,” “COVID deaths,” and “deaths not confirmed”

Mechanism to support teachers with economic constraints to wear sarees: Minister

Some teachers were facing economic issues to wear sarees to school

Sri Lankans falling prey to Pyramid racket called Onmaxdt

A member of the Onmaxdt scheme said, “If we invest 1,000 USD, equal to about Rs. 375,000, we receive it back in about four months. They pay dividends amounting to three times the investment for about 15 months. If we enroll others, we receive a commission. We can recover the invested money in two months

Final outcome of COP 27 discouraging: Prez

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the agreements reached at Climate Change Conference (COP 27) failed to place the nations of the world on a complementary and progressive course of redress, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) said.

2hr 20min power cut until Dec.15, no night time power cut in Southern and Ella Tourism zones

The Power and Energy Ministry will impose a two hour and twenty minutes island wide power cut during the day and night, which will continue till December 15.