Govt to present bill for recovery of illegally acquired assets on April 8
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that a bill aimed at recovering illegally acquired assets will be presented to the Parliament on April 8 by ... Read More
Plans underway to expand domestic flights and boost tourism, says Minister Bimal
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake says that plans are underway to expand domestic flights to encourage domestic tourists. He added ... Read More
Warm weather conditions expected to persist for next few days
The Department of Meteorology states that the prevailing warm weather conditions are expected to continue for the next few days. It further states that the ... Read More
‘Where were they during LTTE terror?’: Ex-Navy Chief slams UK sanctions
Former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has responded to the sanctions imposed by the UK government against him and several others alleging ... Read More
Gammanpila accuses US Ambassador of editing Sri Lanka’s statement on UK sanctions
Leader of ‘Pivithuru Hela Urumaya’ Udaya Gammanpila alleges that US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has omitted certain words and edited the statement issued ... Read More
Govt. should not repeat past mistakes – Namal
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa expressed his disapproval of the decision made by the Mahinda Rajapaksa government to remove Shirani Bandaranayake from ... Read More
27 arrested during protest in front of Health Ministry
Police have arrested twenty seven individuals including members of the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) for holding a protest march violating a court order, Ada Derana ... Read More
Sri Lankans in South Korea advised to be cautious as wildfires ravage
Sri Lankan Embassy in South Korea has requested Sri Lankan workers to refrain from going to areas where the wildfire is raging. Meanwhile, the Sri ... Read More
‘International actions for justice essential as Sri Lanka makes no effort for accountability’: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says that as long as Sri Lanka makes no effort to attain accountability, international measures to seek justice over alleged human ... Read More
‘Sri Lanka will take two more years to reach GDP similar to 2018’ – CBSL Governor
The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says it will take at least two years for Sri Lanka to reach ... Read More