Category: Local News

There is a clear and definite conflict of interest between the duties and functions performed by the President and the duties and functions of Mahinda Rajapaksa in his capacity as Opposition Leader, said TNA Leader R.Sampanthan.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says a 24 hour water cut will be in effect in the Colombo District today owing to urgent repairs.

The decision taken by the incumbent government to cancel the order for Airbus A350 is among the reasons for the Rs 40,000 million loss incurred by SriLankan Airlines, the report of Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) has pointed out.

Two UN peacekeepers from Sri Lanka died and several were wounded on Friday in central Mali when their vehicle hit a mine, UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) sources announced.

The Ministry of Finance and Mass Media today called upon all stakeholders including the general public to make their proposals for the Budget – 2019 before the 11th of February, as their contribution to ensure introduction of a successful budget.

Police have identified 24 major drug smugglers who had left the country and action would be taken to confiscate their assets, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara today said.

The cost of phases one and two of the Central Expressway had been overvalued by contractors by approximately Rs 40 billion, the First Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) of the Third Session of the Eighth Parliament revealed yesterday (24).

Sri Lankan rights activists, lawmakers and relatives of slain and disappeared journalists held a vigil over their abductions, killings and disappearances on Thursday, demanding the government expedite investigations on attacks on the media under the previous government.

President Maithripala Sirisena, who is on a visit to Singapore to attend the Asia Pacific Forum of Environment Ministers and Heads of Environment Authorities held a meeting with President of Singapore Madam Halimah Yacob yesterday (24th).

Sri Lanka is to obtain US$ 200 million from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) of the World Bank to implement the Primary Health Care System Strengthening Project.

Fines imposed on errant drivers who cause fatal road accidents would rise appreciably in order to dissuade motorists from driving recklessly, Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga said yesterday.

Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa, yesterday, warned that after putting forward the draft Constitution the government members had been speaking of only two issues – the place accorded to Buddhism and the term ‘unitary’, but their real target was not the status of either.

If President Maithripala Sirisena pardons convicted Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera on 4 February, he can be released, Minister Vajira Abeywardena said.

The 71st National Day celebrations are scheduled to be celebrated on the 4th of February at the Galle Face Green, under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.

Former Chief Justice Sarath N Silva has been issued notice to appear before the Supreme Court on the 7th of February on charges of contempt of Court.

President Maithripala Sirisena left for Singapore today on a two-day official state visit.