Politics

NEWS Imported eggs being sold in ‘Mariakade’ – Asela Sampath   President of the All-Island Canteen Owners’ Association, Asela Sampath says that imported eggs are being fraudulently sold as local eggs in the ‘Mariakade’ area. He said this in response…

“President’s goal is, not to pass the task of reconciliation to next generation”   Presidential Secretary Mr Saman Ekanayake stated that President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s goal is, not to pass the task of reconciliation in Sri Lanka to the next generation,…

Japan paves the way for SL’s digitalization   Ambassador of Japan – Mr. Mizukoshi Hideaki, today (12) handed over the technical standards prepared by Japan on the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTTB) project in Sri Lanka to Minister of Mass…

NEWS Warm welcome awaits President Ranil in India – Kwatra Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary – Mr. Vinay Kwatra has yesterday (11) said that the purpose of his visit was essentially to prepare for the upcoming visit of the Sri Lankan…

NEWS India – SL to sign joint declaration of intent on animal husbandry & dairy fields   It has been proposed to sign a joint declaration of intent between the Government of India and the Government of Sri Lanka to…

Cabinet approval to restructure CWE   The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security to appoint an operational monitoring committee to carry out the activities related to the restructuring of the…

Easter Sunday attacks: Maithripala seeks more time to pay compensation   Former President Maithripala Sirisena has sought court approval to pay compensation to victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings in 10 installments. On the 12th of January, the Supreme…

Indian Foreign Secretary meets President Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe during his official visit to Sri Lanka this morning (11). The meeting took place at the Ministry of Defence and focused on enhancing bilateral…

Nearly 1 million appeals & objections received over ‘Aswesuma’   District secretaries will commence assessments of 968,000 appeals and 17,500 objections received for ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefit programme to make accurate determinations, Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said. In a tweet,…

C.D. Wickramaratne to be IGP for 3 more months   President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed C.D. Wickramaratne as the IGP for a further three months subject to the approval of the Constitutional Council, the PMD says.   RELATED TOPICS:FEATUREDLKASRILANKA UP…