Wijepala claims Pillayan had prior knowledge of Easter Sunday attacks
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament yesterday that Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, had prior knowledge of…
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Sri Lanka back to its high poverty levels
Sri Lanka’s estimated poverty (share of the population living on less than $3.65 a day) remains stubbornly high, affecting as…
Speaker to convert his official residence into knowledge centre for all elected representatives
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has stated that the official residence of the Speaker would be transformed into a knowledge centre providing information to…
New MP sworn in
Ushettige Don Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a Member of Parliament of the Tenth Parliament, yesterday, before Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne. Following the…
UN asks govt. to vacate ‘remaining lands still occupied and used economically by the military’
Military-held land down to 9% in North and East The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has…
Need to attend to sick wild elephants promptly discussed at high-level meeting
A high-level discussion on the urgent treatment of sick wild elephants was held on Monday (July 7) at the Ministry…
Navy seizes contraband pesticides and seeds in Puttalam and Kalpitiya
The Navy detected a significant haul of smuggled pesticides and seeds during operations conducted in Puttalam and Kalpitiya from 20…
New SLMC National List MP sworn in
Mohamed Sheriff Abthul Wazeeth was sworn in, yesterday, as a Member of Parliament of the Tenth Parliament before Speaker Dr.…
COPF chief slams govt., Customs for failing to adopt proper tax system
E-commerce controversy: Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) Dr. Harsha de Silva has alleged that the government’s long…
Water woes of village communities in A’pura eased as Navy installs three more RO plants
Taking a major stride in addressing the need for safe drinking water, three (03) new Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants installed…