Category: Local News

The Independent Television Network (ITN) is a ‘den of thieves’ and the best way to reform the institution is to operate it as a “public broadcasting service,” Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera told Parliament yesterday.

While exempting electric cars, a Carbon Tax will be imposed on directly fossil-fueled vehicles including petrol cars from January 1, Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Commissioner General A.H.K. Jagath Chandrasiri said today.

A Sri Lankan bank said on Wednesday that Chinese tourists visiting the island country could pay for their goods and services through the WeChat Pay facility in order to attract more Chinese tourists.

Major General Shavendra Silva has been appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, Army Spokesman Sumith Atapattu said today.

Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa says there is a clear danger of a collapse in the economy and breakdown in the governmental mechanism of the country, due to the UNP led government and irrational provisions of the 19th Amendment.

Three Supreme Court Justices and one Court of Appeal judge have been sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena, today (09).

President Maitripala Sirisena said that moves will be taken to fulfill the aspirations of the people, who came forward with a political revolution in 2015.The President was speaking at the ceremony to commission the Kaluganga Reservoir and Laggala Green Town at Laggala yesterday.

The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Pakistan Mr Noordeen Mohmed Shaheid has said that Sri Lanka would increase its mutual trade volume in favour of Pakistan, saying that Sri Lanka was much keen to establish strong mutual trade ties with Pakistan.

Minister Ravi Karunanayake says that, as a disciple of late Minister Lalith Athulathmudali, he still continues the struggle against the Executive Presidency too date.

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Arundika Fernando yesterday (8), apologised for sitting on the Speaker’s chair on 16 November 2018.

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya had accepted the appointment of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Opposition Leader of Parliament, Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri informed parliament today.

The approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted to the Appropriation Bill – 2019, submitted by the Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera.

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) in a statement said it is disappointed to learn of the decision made by the Presidential Secretariat to appeal against the order issued by the Right to Information Commission (RTIC), directing the disclosure of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s assets and liabilities declaration for 2015/2016.

The inaugural parliamentary session for the year 2019 is due to convene today (January 08).

President Maithripala Sirisena completes four years in office today.

Justice Minister Thalatha Atukorala seeking approval to include ‘law’ as a subject to the school curriculum, had been approved today.