P’ment heats up over Opposition meeting diplomats on LG polls
There was a discussion in the Parliament yesterday (23) about a meeting held between several political parties representing the Opposition, […]
7 SOEs to be divested
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved in principle the divesting of seven State-owned enterprises (SOEs) including those related to the […]
Alles awaits specifics from Wijeyadasa on false drug cases
The Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles is waiting for Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, President’s Counsel […]
CEB awaits tariff revenue to fulfil pending connections
A senior official of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said yesterday (23) that the supply of all the pending electricity […]
Postal voting of LG election not to be held on scheduled dates
The Election Commission has decided not to hold the postal voting of the 2023 Local Government polls on the scheduled […]
Two police officers arrested for selling Kerala cannabis
The Excise Department has arrested two police officers for selling 2 kilograms of Kerala cannabis. The arrestees were identified as […]
Ten-hour water cut in several areas tomorrow
The water supply for parts of Colombo and suburbs will be interrupted for 10 hours tomorrow (25), the National Water […]
PTA replacement ATA Bill gazetted: Govt notes need for ‘just, fair’ enforcement of administration of anti-terror criminal justice system
In the context of seeking to introduce an Anti-Terrorism Act to repeal and replace the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) […]
English speaking mooted for preschoolers
While spoken English is to be taught in all national schools, starting from grade one from 30 March, the attention […]
Prez moots declaring edu. sector ‘essential’
President and Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies Ranil Wickremesinghe said that while he is hopeful that the […]