PM calls for unity among UNPers
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday called for unity among the UNPers stating that winning the next election would be easy if the party could...
Opposing NDF constituent parties can leave: Mano
Any constituent party in the proposed National Democratic Front (NDF) can leave the alliance and contest separately if they do not support the presidential...
New Norwegian Ambassador presents credentials
New Norwegian Ambassador H. E. Trine Jøranli Eskedal presented her credentials to President H. E. Maithripala Sirisena at the President’s House today.
Prior to assuming...
Three cops allegedly had links with Kanjipani Imran transferred
Three Sub Inspectors of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), who allegedly maintained contacts with the notorious underworld figure ‘Kanjipani Imran’, have been transferred, the...
Japanese Peace Envoy Yashushi Akashi meets Mahinda Rajapaksa
Japanese Peace Envoy for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Yasushi Akashi met Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Wijerama Residence in Colombo this afternoon. (August 19).
Parliamentarian...
Substandard polythene products still in market
The Polythene Manufacturers and Recyclers Association of Sri Lanka stated that polythene products including substandard food wrappers are still available in the market.
According to...
US ‘deeply concerned’ by Shavendra Silva’s appointment as new Army Chief
The United States of America says it is deeply concerned by the appointment of Major General Shavendra Silva as the new Commander of Sri...
GMOA to strike on Thursday
The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has decided to launch an island-wide work stoppage on Thursday, GMOA Secretary Dr. Haritha Aluthge said.
“The strike will...
Revised electoral registers to be displayed from 23rd August
The National Elections Commission (NEC) states that the revised electoral register would be displayed from the 23rd of August.
NEC Director-General Saman S. Ratnayake stated...
Two more JMI members arrested in Ampara
Two more members of the banned organization, Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI), have been arrested by police.
The arrest has been made in Ampara, stated our...
