ITAK proposes Sumanthiran as its Northern Chief Ministerial candidate
Illankai Thamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) has declared its intention to field former MP M.A. Sumanthiran as its Chief Ministerial candidate…
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BASL asks govt. to appoint RTI Commission head without further delay
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called upon the government to appoint the remaining member of the Right…
Docs flay MSD head, allege Health Ministry causing rift between GMOA and govt.
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has accused a section of Health Ministry officials of straining its relations with the…
Treasury Chief attributes US tariff reduction to govt’s anti-corruption drive and efforts to improve ease of doing business ranking
Sri Lanka has secured a reduction in US tariffs owing to reforms aimed at tackling corruption and improving the ease…
Ashok Vatika Meditation Centre opens, boosting Indo-Lanka spiritual ties
The Ashok Vatika Meditation Centre in Sita Temple (Seetha Eliya) in Nuwara Eliya was inaugurated yesterday by Minister of Foreign…
Chung urges bold reforms, hails resilience of Lankan businesses
Keynote at Sri Lanka–USA Business Council AGM US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, addressing the Annual General Meeting of…
Ministers booed as political interference sparks fury at NYSC meetings
Attempts by NPP politicians to seize control over district-level branches of the National Youth Services Council (NYSC) have sparked a…
SJB accuses govt. of hiding report on container scandal
Main opposition party, the SJB, on Friday accused the NPP and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of concealing a report submitted…
5,000 new police recruits on the way to tackle 28,000-cop shortfall
Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala told the Ministerial Consultative Committee this week that urgent steps were underway…
PSD officers transferred over illegal duty-free liquor purchase
Seven officers attached to the Presidential Security Division have been transferred and disciplinary inquiries have been insitiated against them for…