Cabinet given a week to submit views on MCC review report
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed all cabinet ministers to submit their views on the Lalithasiri Gunaruwan Review Report on the Millennium Challenges Corporation (MCC)...
President orders election candidates not to use his photographs
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered not to use his photographs by candidates contesting the upcoming election in their propaganda campaign, the PMD said.
No public...
No final decision on giving Colombo Port’s East Terminal to India...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that a final decision has not been taken to give the Eastern Terminal of the Colombo Port to India.
Former Govt. failed to serve the people of the North and...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has welcomed the comments which claim the TNA would support the government after the 2020 General Election.
“Anyone is welcome to...
Colombo-Badulla night mail train cancelled due to derailment
The night mail train between Colombo and Badulla scheduled for tonight has been cancelled due to a derailment.
A train has derailed between Ambewela and...
AG approves health guidelines for general election
The Attorney General has approved the health guidelines for the upcoming 2020 General Election forwarded by the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health had...
Three police teams to investigate PNB officers’ links with drug dealers
Three special police teams have been appointed to investigate the links of the 5 Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers with drug dealers.
DIG Ajith Rohana...
Grades 1, 2 and pre-schools to reopen on August 10
The Ministry of Education has fixed a date for the reopening of grades 1 and 2 of all government schools and pre-schools.
Accordingly, the aforementioned...
Two more Covid-19 cases bring total to 2,049
Two more persons have tested positive for novel coronavirus, increasing the total number of confirmed cases reported in the country to 2,049.
The Department of...
Youth arrested with over 500g heroin in Borella
A suspect has been arrested for the possession of 505 grams and 600 milligrams of heroin at Serpentine Road in Borella.
The suspect, a 22-year-old...
