Karu pleads with govt. to reconsider decision to abolish MPs’ pensions
Former Speaker and Chairman of the Retired Members of Parliament Collective, Karu Jayasuriya, has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to…
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Govt. draws red line on postal worker demands
Cabinet Spokesman Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday (19) warned postal workers that the government would not…
US must understand, a rising India is not a threat to Washington. It is an asset
The belief that the US can pressure India into unconditional alignment is short-sighted and self-defeating Former cabinet minister, High Commissioner…
CHR accuses govt. of excessive printing of money in violation of agreement with IMF
The Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) Sri Lanka, in a statement issued recently has alleged that the National…
Hartal in North and East draws mixed response
ITAK calls it off claiming success after govt. assurances The hartal staged across the Northern and Eastern provinces yesterday (18),…
US launches inaugural Young South Asian Leaders Initiative workshop in Colombo
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Shelly Seaver, and…
Kandy Perahera drives 17% surge in tourist arrivals
The Kandy Esala Perahera has sparked a tourism surge, with Lanka recording a 17.1% year-on-year rise in visitor arrivals during…
Hartal aimed at jolting govt. into addressing unresolved issues: Tamil political parties
Several Tamil political parties have planned to stage a hartal today (18) in the Northern and Eastern provinces demanding the…
Medical professionals complain of rising pharmaceutical prices
Of nearly 17,500 varieties of medicines sold under different brand names by private pharmacies, only about 700 are subject to…
Former Labour Minister summoned by FCID
Former Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has been summoned to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division’s Bribery…