HUMANITARIAN AID FROM INDONESIA DONATES 3.1 TONNES TO SRI LANKA

Indonesia donates 3.1 tonnes of humanitarian Aid to SL Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris received Ambassador of Indonesia Dewi Gustina Tobing at the Foreign Ministry on 27 April, 2022 who briefed on the update of Humanitarian Aid to…

KUMARA WELGAMA SJB MP SAYS NO TO NCM AND INTERIM GOVERNMENT

Welgama says no to NCM & interim govt. Kalutara District SJB MP Kumara Welgama has said he will not vote for any proposals related to a No-Confidence Motion (NCM) or an interim government. He has revealed his stance in a…

FORMER SSP KEGALLE AND THREE POLICEMEN ARRESTED IN RAMBUKKANA SHOOTING

Rambukkana shooting : 4 policemen arrested Former SSP of Kegalle -K.B. Keerthiratne has been arrested by the CID in Colombo with regard to the the shooting incident in Rambukkana, Senior Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana says. In addition, another 03…

FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN OUR MEDIA CULTURES BECOMES VISIBLE

Paradigm shift in our media culture becomes visible The author a retired deputy general manager at Bank of Ceylon   With the General Election round the corner, the ideal time has arrived for the media to extend their ‘paradigm shift’…

ALL INVOLVED IN RAMBUKKANA SHOOTING TO BE ARRESTED-KEGALLE MAGISTRATE

Kegalle Magistrate orders to arrest all involved in Rambukkana shooting The Kegalle Magistrate has ordered the IGP to arrest and produce every one involved in ordering and executing the shooting at the Rambukkana protest. The order was made since the…

ANURA YAPA, DILAN PERERA NAMES NOMINATED FOR DEPUTY SPEAKER

Will Anura Yapa or Dilan be deputy. Speaker? Two names have been nominated for the post of Deputy Speaker, it is reported. Accordingly, Anura Priyadharshana Yapa and Dilan Perera have been tipped for the post. Although the current Deputy Speaker…

UNP TO SUPPORT NO CONFIDENCE MOTION

UNP to back NCM The United National Party has announced that the UNP will also support the proposed No-Confidence Motion to be tabled by the opposition. Issuing a statement, Assistant Leader of the UNP former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam requested…

PM NOT ASKED TO RESIGN BY PRESIDENT

President hasn’t asked me to resign – MR Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not asked him to resign. Speaking with a group of Local Government representatives, he has added that he is confident that…

WITHDRAWAL OF BRIBERY CASES AGAINST POLITICIANS AND THEIR ALLIES RAISE EYEBROWS

Withdrawal of bribery cases against politicians and their allies raises eyebrows     Wakista said that it is misleading to say that cases have not been re-filed Cases are being openly withdrawn without fear or shame Amongst the 19 cases,…

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEMBERS NEED MR TO REMAIN IN CONTRARY TO SLPP MEMBERS’ OPTION TO RESIGN

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEMBERS NEED MR TO REMAIN IN CONTRARY TO SLPP MEMBERS OPTION TO RESIGN