Category: Local News

President Maithripala Sirisena has agreed to appear before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) mandated to probe the terror attacks on Easter Sunday.

President Counsel Sanjeeva Jayawardena yesterday informed the Supreme Court that intelligence agencies had warned former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and IGP Pujith Jayasundara 97 times between 2016 and April 2019, that Islamic extremists of National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ), lead by Zharan Hashim were planning to carry out attacks in the country.

An Australian general in charge of combating illegal migration said Tuesday that there’s been an increase in the number of Sri Lankans seeking to enter Australia illegally by boat in recent months.

An extraordinary gazette notice was issued today to hold the elections to the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha on October 11, 2019. It was issued by the Returning Officer of the Galle District.

President Maithripala Sirisena will celebrated today 68th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party which also marks as his 68th birthday. The SLFP’s Anniversary Celebrations will be held at the Sugathadasa stadium.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who is on a three day official visit to the Maldives yesterday said that organ transplants and other health services for Maldivians will be allowed in Sri Lanka.

The Supreme Court has informed President Maithripala Sirisena that he can’t hold the provincial council elections under the existing or previous Provincial Council’s Elections Act without a delimitation report, Secretary to the President, Udaya R. Seneviratne said, yesterday, issuing a press release.

Sri Lanka will request the extradition of an ex-central bank chief in relation to a $74 million insider trading scam, the attorney-general said Monday, months after Colombo accused Singapore of sheltering him.

Former President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) Professor Carlo Fonseka passed away due to an illness at the age of 86.

Australian Border Force officials are facing a surge of people-smuggling activity from Sri Lanka, with another fishing boat carrying 13 suspected illegal immigrants ­intercepted west of Christmas ­Island – the sixth attempted venture since May.

Non-Cabinet Minister for Public Distribution and Economic Reforms Dr. Harsha de Silva said that the announcement of the Presidential Candidate of the UNP-led Democratic National will take place at the 73rd Anniversary of United National Party on September 6.

President Maithripala Sirisena, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa and SLPP Presidential Candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa will have a special discussion next week.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to be nominated as the UNP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)  Presidential candidate, senior party sources say.

The European Union has welcomed Sri Lanka’s progress on protecting and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms, and called to continue the achievement during a meeting held with Sri Lankan officials.

The JVP says it is prepared to fulfil the duty of developing the country while creating an ethical political culture.

The United Lawyers’ Association (ULA), a collective of senior lawyers, on Friday called for a change in the United National Party (UNP) leadership, claiming that the Party, under Ranil Wickremesinghe, had suffered consecutive defeats for over a quarter of a century and needs fresh blood at the helm, to face the upcoming Presidential poll.