Ambassadors pledge their FULL support for SL to obtain IMF assistance

Ambassadors from 23 countries, both members and non-members of the Paris Club participated at the Forum

News report on student consuming coconut kernel for lunch unfounded

The reported incident of a student consuming coconut kernel for lunch due to poverty, was found to be unfounded, the President’s Media Division said. Accordingly, the Minuwangoda Regional Director Vajira Ranaraja and Gampah

US will continue to support Sri Lanka: Under Secretary Nuland

The United States will continue to support Sri Lanka through its economic crisis, US Under Secretary Victoria Nuland has assured.

Cabinet not briefed about staff-level agreement with IMF: Speaker

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana yesterday informed Parliament that the cabinet of ministers have not been briefed about the staff-level agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and that he will brief the cabinet, the oppositi

Pfizer vaccines to expire on Oct. 31, so are RAT kits: GMOA

GMOA continually requested people to get their fourth dose of the COVID vaccine as soon as possible before the stock expires

13 independent MPs say they have been deprived of speaking in Parliament

The 13 MPs who sat in the opposition as independent MPs have been deprived of speaking in Parliament, its leader Professor G. L. Peiris alleged yesterday. Rais

SL trying to overcome UNHRC resolution, but awake to reality: FM

Sri Lanka has undertaken a lobbying spree to defeat the upcoming UNHRC resolution which, among others, calls for further resources to the evidence gathering mechanism established by the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rig

President agrees to reduce tax on sanitary pads: Geetha

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to reduce tax on sanitary pads and the gazette notification in that regard would be publi

I did not refer to prostitution, night life goes beyond prostitution

Taking on critics on her recent remarks on introducing night life activities, State Minister Diana Gamage told Pa

President’s Media Division says Only three officials joined President’s delegation to UK

Three officials, including the President’s doctor, joined the official delegation along with President Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II held at Westminster Abbey in Britain, the President’s Media Division (PMD) clarified.

I will continue to fight for my father: Ahimsa Wickrematunge

Ahimsa Wickrematunge, daughter of slain journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge, says she will continue to fight for her father.

Reports on toxic Thriposha false: Keheliya

Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella yesterday refuted reports that toxic Thriposha stocks were being distributed.

X-Press Pearl disaster investigations at final stage: AG

High Court fixed the case for Nov. 23 to evaluate the progress of the investigations

Case of ex-CID officer and Shani Abeysekera fixed for Friday

In view of contempt of court allegations against Public Service Commission (PSC) for its failure to pay the salary of former CID sub inspector Sugath Mendis who was interdicted along with former CID Director Shani Abeysekera, the Supreme Court

State revenue only sufficient to cover half of recurrent expenditure

Current state revenue in Sri Lanka has declined so much it is only sufficient to cover half of recurrent expenditure, Acting Fin

PUCSL denies CEB’s request for 2-hr 20-min power outage from today

CEB has not justified extension of the power cut with proper reasons, claims PUCSL

Petition against importation of glyphosate fixed for support

A Fundamental Rights petition filed by an environmental organization seeking an order suspending the operation of Gazette notification issued to import pesticide glyphosate was yesterday fixed for support by Supreme Court. Supreme Court three-judge-bench comprising Justices Murdu Fernando, Gamini Amarasekara and Kumuduni Wickre

SLPP MP exerts undue influence on a key witness: Bribery Commission

The main witness of the case was noticed to appear in court on the next hearing date

Harin requests Indians to promote Sri Lanka as a safe country

Our main focus is India because India is our neighbour

Several MPs call for probe on economic crisis

Around 34 MPs representing various opposition groups submitted a letter addressed to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to appoint a select Committee to carry out a probe to determine the reasons for the economic crisis, identify

Resolution to constitute National Council passed without a vote

The resolution to constitute the National Council was passed in Parliament without a vote yesterday. As per the resolution the National Council will consist of Speaker as the Chair, the Prime Minister, the Leader of the House, Leader

First electric vehicle import permit handed over

Inquiries in this regard by workers are increasing on a daily basis

Project to manufacture sanitary pads in SL

Discussions are continuing with Indian entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganathan popularly known as ‘Padman’ to start up a project to manufacture sanitary pads in Sri Lanka, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella told Parliament yesterday.

President meets Sri Lankan Diaspora in UK Invites them to invest in Sri Lanka

President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is currently in the United Kingdom invited the Sri Lankans living there to join the new investment opportunities created in Sri Lanka, President’s Media Division said.

President was accompanied only by those actually needed

Only people who were actually needed had accompanied President Ranil Wickremesinghe on his recent tour to London to attend the funeral of British Monarch Queen Elizabeth the second, Spokesperson from the President’s office said yesterday.

Welgama asks why Prez was accompanied by large delegation to UK

President Wickremesinghe had been accompanied by about ten delegates to the UK

MPs representing various opposition groups submit a letter to Speaker

Around 34 MPs representing various opposition groups submitted a letter addressed to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to appoint a select Committee to carry out a probe to determine the reasons for the economic crisis, identify re

India commences bilateral talks with Sri Lanka on debt-restructuring

In response to a recent request from the Government of Sri Lanka, the High Commission of India in Colombo held the first round of discussions on September 15 in Colombo with the Government of Sri Lanka on restructuring Sri Lanka’s bilateral official debt

Only about 12,000 religious places getting electricity bills over Rs. 3,990

Claiming that only about 12,000 religious places were getting electricity bills over Rs. 3,990 out of the total connections of 48,682 such places, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said plans were afoot to introduce

Appointment of Cabinet Ministers SLPP insists on President considering district leaders, former ministers

In the appointment of the next batch of Cabinet ministers, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to consider its district leaders and those who served in the previous Cabinet, a party official said.