Anti SAITM Parents Want A Referendum
Government Medical Faculty Students’ Parents’ Association has requested a public referendum to be held on the moves adopted to commercialize…
Category: LOCAL
Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million
Sri Lanka Customs during a raid conducted Friday has discovered a container of illegally imported cigarettes from the Orugodawatta Container…
Korea Eximbank approves US$ 14 mn for garbage collection compactors to Sri Lanka
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) has approved US$ 14 million for the supply of garbage collection compactors to Sri…
Today is World Anti Corruption Day
Today marks World Anti Corruption Day. Every year $1 trillion is paid in bribes while an estimated $2.6 trillion are…
President Sirisena signs gazette notification making railway services an “essential service”
Maithripala Sirisena has signed a gazette notification making the railway service an essential service with immediate effect. Secretary to the…
Chandika Hathurusingha appointed SLC head coach
Chandika Hathurusingha has been appointed head coach of Sri Lanka national team. He will take on the from December 20…
Sri Lanka PM assures former president’s security during elections
Ranil Wickremesinghe today said that 154 police security personnel have been assigned to the security detail of former President and…
Sri Lanka gifts a plot of land for a new Chancery Building for the State of Palestine
Sri Lanka has gifted a plot of land in the capital city to the Palestinian mission in Colombo to build…
Sri Lanka PM reveals plans of a new mechanism to overcome impact of climate changes on national economy
The Sri Lankan government is taking steps to create a mechanism to overcome the impacts unfavorable climatic changes on the…
Sri Lanka takes short term measures to reduce rising cost of living
The government of Sri Lanka has taken steps to implement several short term measures to arrest the rising cost of…