Ports Minister against opening shipping services sector to foreign companies
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Ports and Shipping Mahinda Samarasinghe said he is not in agreement with the 2018 budget proposal…
Category: LOCAL
Earth slip hampers train travel on Badulla line
Train travel along the upcountry rail roads has been hampered due to an earthslip and the rolling down of rocks…
New online system to pay taxes to be introduced
The Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils says a new online system would be introduced from January 1, next…
Vavuniya Campus of Jaffna University closed indefinitely
The Vavuniya Campus of the Jaffna University has been closed indefinitely from yesterday evening, the University administration has announced. The…
Appeal Court issues stay order in Gotabhaya Rajapaksa case
The Court of Appeal today considered the petition filed by former Secretary of Defence Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. A Stay Order was…
Legal action against commemorating LTTE – State Minister
Legal action will be taken against anyone commemorating a proscribed organization, Defence State Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said. If any person…
Gazette on banning light-coarse fishing
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed Fisheries Director General to take immediate measures to issue the…
Committee to consider eliminating child abuse
A special committee will be appointed to look into the recommendations made by the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF),…
NPC reveals details of complaints against police service
The National Police Commission says 1,182 complaints have been lodged by the general public against the police during the past…
Weather alert: Thundershowers and cloudy conditions to continue
According to the latest weather report issued by the Met Department, another low level atmospheric disturbance has formed to the…