Journalists’ scholarship upped from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 200,000
The Finance and Mass Media Ministry has taken steps to increase the Asi Disi Media Scholarship payment to Rs.200,000 from this year. Earlier the...
Plans for 2,500 model villages countrywide – Minister Sajith Premadasa
Housing and Construction Minister Sajith Premadasa opened his 73rd udagammana (model village) on Saturday which consisted of 25 houses. The construction of 724 model...
Govt. earns Rs. 300 million in 6 months from recycling –...
The government was able to earn Rs. 300 million from recycling garbage during the last six months, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika...
All schools in gampaha closed today
All government schools in the Gampaha education zone will be closed today, the Education Ministry stated. Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam had informed the respective...
Seasonal influenza spreading in the south claims 9 lives
While admitting that the seasonal influenza spreading in the Southern Province had caused the deaths of nine individuals last month, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Anil...
Army troops to continue carrying out flood rescue and relief efforts
Hundreds of Army troops across the flood-affected districts of Kegalle, Kalutara, Polonnaruwa, Kandy, Galle, Ratnapura, Gampaha, Puttalam, Matara, Kurunegala, Badulla, Colombo and elsewhere continue...
Five new envoys present credentials to President
Five new envoys presented their credentials to President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (25th May) at President’s House in Colombo.
Accordingly, the High Commissioner for Mozambique and...
President orders probe into fake news
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday directed Inspector General of Police Pujitha Jayasundara to conduct an investigation to find out as to who was behind the...
VAT will be reduced by 2.5 % in 2020 in order...
The Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mr. Mangala Samaraweera said that even after 70 years of Independence, country could not achieve peace as...
I did receive a cheque for 1 million as campaign funding...
While admitting that he did receive a Rs. 1 million cheque from Walt and Row Associates for election campaign in 2015, former Minister SLFP...
