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A five-member ministerial committee has been appointed to expedite investigations into the goods detained by the Sri Lanka Customs.
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to establish a National Contributory Pension Fund for new public service employees and those who have joined the public service after January 2016, with an 8% contribution from the employee and 12% from the employer.
Hours after a man was found shot dead in Panadura, another individual was killed in a shooting reported this morning.
German-based companies’ CEOs doubled down on the Indian growth story after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. German CEOs eulogise the meeting with Prime Minister Modi. Chairman of the Management Board of TUV NORD, Dirk Stenkamp on Saturday said that India is at forefront of leading nations with increased self-confidence and is at the point […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the G20 is destabilized by the collective West and is used in an anti-Russian, purely confrontational manner. The United States, the EU and the G7 continue their attempts to isolate Russia and shift the blame for the provoked problems in international security and the global economy […]
The ties with China will not return to normalcy until the issue of the face-off that happened at the beginning of the COVID lockdown is resolved, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday. The minister, speaking at the Forum For Nationalist Thinkers, Hyderabad Chapter Talk On ‘India’s G20 Presidency’ in Hyderabad, noted that the […]
Maritime safety and security within the Indian Ocean are set to increase and will benefit Seychelles as two centres dealing with and coordinating maritime information exchange signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday. The MoU was signed by the director of the Seychelles-based Regional Coordination Operations Centre (RCOC), Sam Gonthier, and done virtually by […]
Another person has been shot dead in Ambalangoda, the Police said. Earlier a man was shot dead in Panadura as well. The shooting in Panadura took place in the Pinwatta area. The Police said that the victim was travelling in a car when he was shot dead. (Colombo Gazette)
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 February 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Rainy condition is expected to enhance to some extent over the island today. Showers will occur at times in Eastern, Uva and North-Central provinces and in Mullaitivu and Matale districts. Fairly heavy showers above 75mm can be expected at some […]
Aljazeera reported that the United States government has announced plans to clamp down on child labour in the country following a surge in violations and news reports detailing the illegal employment of underage refugees and migrants in dangerous industries. US officials have said on Monday that the Department of Labor had seen a nearly 70 […]
Neil Wagner’s bouncer-infused second-session spell paved the way for New Zealand’s dramatic comeback in Basin Reserve as they became just the third team (after England and India) to win a Test match after following on. It was also only the fourth instance of such an occurance, as they completed a one-run victory in the post-Lunch […]
The Cabinet of Ministers has given the nod to amend the Social Security Contribution Levy to exempt the purchasing of paddy, and the production and sale of rice from the tax.
Specialised hospitals are to be established in key districts to treat cancer patients. The President’s Media Division said that on the directives of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the Secretary to the President E.M.S.B. Ekanayake directed the Health Ministry Secretary to formulate the required measures to establish specialised hospitals in a number of districts to treat cancer […]
A man was shot dead in Panadura today, the Police said. The shooting took place in the Pinwatta area in Panadura. The Police said that the victim was travelling in a car when he was shot dead. (Colombo Gazette)
A US report on terrorism says the LTTE’s international network is still active, despite its military defeat in 2009. The US report said that the LTTE has employed charities as fronts to collect and divert funds for its activities. The 2021 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT) released by the US State Department yesterday (Monday), said […]
At least half a million people in Sri Lanka lost their jobs in 2022, majority of them being employed women and those in the industry and services sectors, the World Bank says.
The body of a person who was shot dead inside a luxury vehicle has been found in Pinwatta, Panadura this morning.
Sri Lankan authorities have been urged to exercise restraint in the use of force while policing assemblies. Responding to the news that one protestor had been killed and dozens injured as a result of the unlawful use of water cannons and tear gas by the police in Colombo in Sri Lanka on Sunday, Harindrini Corea, […]
By Easwaran Rutnam United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe had proposed to wind up the party following its humiliating loss at the last elections, former Minister Navin Dissanayake revealed. Dissanayake said that Wickremesinghe had several discussions with party seniors and questioned the relevance of the UNP after it lost the elections. However, some UNP […]
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Rainy condition is expected to enhance to some extent over the island today, according to the Department of Meteorology.
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The JVP yesterday said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe should take the responsibility for the death of its candidate due to police attack on an NPP protest in Colombo on Sunday.. Addressing the media, JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva pledged to fight to restore democracy in the name of the member who sacrificed his life for the same. A […]
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) yesterday called on IGP Chandana Wickremaratne to submit a report, within 24 hours, on the police dispersing of the JVP-led NPP protest, in Colombo, on Sunday, where 28 people were injured. The HRCSL has said a Court order had not been issued preventing such protests in the area where the police attack […]
Dinesh Deshapriya won gold at the ITTF Para Open Table Tennis (TT) (Class 09) championship which was worked out in Giza Egypt. In the grand finale Dinesh beat Hussein Hassan who represented the host country in straight sets (3-0). With this win Dinesh who had not played in an international tourney for over two years […]
Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies Manjula Gajanayake says that with the postponement of the local government elections, all three types of local authorities will be under administrators appointed by the government after 20 March 2023, when the one-year extension of term declared by the Minister […]
by Jehan Perera Government supporters appear to be satisfied at the masterful manner by which they believe they have had the local government elections postponed. They deny there was to be an election to be postponed, at all! They find fault with the Election Commission for not having minutes of the meeting they had to […]