Category: Local News

Two new ministers and a state minister were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena today.

The Government has drafted a new ‘Cyber Security Bill’ to protect vital information and essential services from cyber attacks.

Sources from the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital revealed that 67 more complaints had been received yesterday (28), against Dr. Shafi Shihabdeen who is alleged to have performed illegal sterilisation on women at the said Hospital.

All staff members of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital have refused to co-operate with the committee experts appointed by Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne to look into allegations against Dr. Seigu Siyabdeen Safi, currently in police custody.

Minister Kabir Hashim says the present government will continue to fight the scourge of terrorism and states it will not forfeit the duties to the country.

A six–member committee has been appointed to probe allegations against a controversial doctor attached to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.

Seven persons were arrested under suspicion during a joint mission carried out by the Police and Armed forces in Dummalasooriya.

The Provincial Education Department has cancelled the transfers of Muslim teachers to Tamil schools in the Eastern Province given by Governor M.L.A.M. Hizbullah.

Fifty two Sinhala Buddhist mothers have lodged complaints with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital charging that Dr. Shafi Shiha Abdeen had performed non-consensual sterilisation.

Veteran actor Gamini Hettiarachchi has passed away, earlier today (27) at age 68.

The JVP and the TELO have decided to support the no-confidence motion against Minister Rishad Bathiudeen.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has vowed to take stringent security measures to prevent Islamic State (IS) terrorism from raising its head again adding that the Security Forces and Police have apprehended those involved in the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.

UNP parliamentarian S. M. Marikkar says that the President has the responsibility to carry out a formal investigation against Minister Rishad Bathiudeen.

The prices of 64 drugs had been revised due to the appreciation of the value of the dollar (depreciation of the rupee), Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne had stated.

The proposed Status Of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to be signed between Sri Lanka and the United States relating to several matters including military training and co-operation is not inimical to the sovereignty of Sri Lanka in any way, US Ambassador Alaina Teplitz said.

The two-week grace period granted for motorists to comply with the traffic lane law will commence today.