Foreign Secretary resigns over ‘personal reasons’! Admiral (Prof.) Jayanath Colombage, who served as the foreign secretary for around two years has resigned, reports say. Colombage has said he had resigned due to personal reasons. A former Navy Commander, Colombage was…
MORE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FROM INDIA
Humanitarian assistance from India arrives The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka – Gopal Baglay handed over a large consignment of humanitarian assistance worth more than LKR 2 billion from the people of India to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof.…
NEW NATIONAL AND SOUTH ASIAN RECORD IN 200 M SET BY YUPUN ABEYKOON
Yupun sets new national and S. Asian record Sri Lanka’s sprint sensation – Yupun Abeykoon has set a new National and South Asian record in the 200m. He achieved this milestone by clocking 20.37s during an athletics meet in Italy.
ENERGY SECTOR TARIFF REVISION ON THE CARDS
CB moots expeditious energy sector tariff revision The Central Bank (CB) said expeditious and transparent revision of energy sector tariffs should be a priority to boost the financial position of energy-related state owned entities. In its latest monetary…
PLAN DRAWN FOR UNINTERRUPTED 24 HOUR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
Uninterrupted electricity supply soon : Minister reveals plan Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says that the government has decided to supply fuel for electricity generation as a priority, to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply in the country.He said that…
UNTIL JUNE GOVERNMENT COFFERS ABLE TO MEET PAYMENTS FOR GAS ,PETROL AND DIESEL
Payments ready for gas, petrol, diesel until June! Payments for petrol, diesel and gas are being finalized for next June, according to internal government sources. According to the same sources, tenders have already been called for the purchase of petrol,…
STATE OF EMERGENCY SQUASHED WEF 20TH MAY
No more Emergency Regulation The Presidential Secretariat states that the State of Emergency has been abolished with effect from May 20th, 2022. Steps were taken to impose a state of emergency from midnight on 6th May.
BANNING OF A STUDENT BY PRINCIPAL OF DA RAJAPAKSA VIDYALAYA RECORDED IN VIDEO POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
NCPA investigates a student’s video post! The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has initiated an investigation regarding a video posted on social media by an O/L student of the D.A. Rajapaksa Vidyalaya in Weeraketiya alleging that the principal had banned…
ARUNDIKA ‘S ADMISSION IN PARLIAMENT CLAIMING TO HAVE WORKED AS A PILOT IN SLAF SQUASHED
Airforce denies MP Arundika Fernando’s claim that he served in SLAF The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) today denied the statement made by SLPP MP Arundhika Fernando that he has served in the SLAF as a pilot or even as…
