Category: Local News

State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan), leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) party, expressed solidarity and confirmed his party’s support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming presidential elections.

Sri Lanka’s largest trade union for government doctors has raised alarms about a significant brain drain due to the economic crisis, with 25 percent of doctors having already taken exams to work abroad, Arab News reports.

Sri Lanka has once again refused to accept the external evidence-gathering mechanism established by UN Human Rights Council resolutions 46/1 and 51/1. The nation cites significant legal and political ramifications for all involved countries as the basis for its decision.

A batch of 23 senior Sri Lankan police officers are currently in New Delhi on a specially-designed two-week training course that started on June 18, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Friday.

A total of 289 prisoners were released from prisons across Sri Lanka today (June 21) on a presidential pardon in line with Poson Poya Day.

According to the Public Health Inspectors’ Union of Sri Lanka, 18,207 dansals have been registered across the country for the occasion of Poson Poya.

In a significant diplomatic exchange, President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar led bilateral discussions at the President’s House on Thursday (June 20).

Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, commenced his official visit to Sri Lanka with a significant meeting with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President’s House in Colombo this morning (June 20).

Major General Rohitha Aluvihare has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, effective today (June 20).

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (June 20), for an official visit.

The Prisons Department of Sri Lanka has announced that strict disciplinary action will be taken against officers who engage in trade union activities.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has made an earnest appeal to the central government of India, urging them to negotiate with Sri Lanka for the release of Indian fishermen and their impounded boats.

Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya and Bruno Divakara, the owner of the ‘SL VLOG’ YouTube channel, were released this morning (June 19) by the Fort Magistrate’s Court.

It has been proposed to increase the minimum price of a postage stamp to Rs. 100 in Sri Lanka by July 2024, according to Anusha Palpita, Secretary of the Mass Media Ministry.

The Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) announced they will engage in trade union actions by reporting sick on June 26.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has affirmed that all agreements with international women’s organizations mandate that women must have the same rights as men.