Category: LOCAL

Srilankan Delegation to 7th Global  Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 in USA

Srilankan Delegation to 7th Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016 in USA

Jun 17, 2016

The Srilankan delegates are geared to participate in 7th Global  Entrepreneurship  Summit 2016 in USA . The summit will serve ... Read More

Activist  Who Threatened President & PM Through  Face Book Complained to HRC

Activist Who Threatened President & PM Through Face Book Complained to HRC

Jun 17, 2016

Sugath Kumara Lakmana, who threatened President and Prime Minister through Face book has made a complaint at the Human Rights ... Read More

Gammanpila’s FR Petition Seeking Prevention of Arrest Fixed For Support On June 23

Gammanpila’s FR Petition Seeking Prevention of Arrest Fixed For Support On June 23

Jun 17, 2016

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya General Secretary,  Udaya Gammanpila has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme court on June 9 th ... Read More

Government To Take Serious Action Against Ragging in Universities  – Kiriella

Government To Take Serious Action Against Ragging in Universities – Kiriella

Jun 17, 2016

Minister of Higher Education and Highways Lakshman Kiriella insisted , the government will take strict action against ragging in universities. ... Read More

Sujeewa Jayawardena as Appointed Supreme Court Judge

Sujeewa Jayawardena as Appointed Supreme Court Judge

Jun 17, 2016

President’s Counsel Sujeewa Jayawardena  was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka before President Maithripala Sirisena ... Read More

Former NCP Council CM ,Ranjith Summoned By the Presidential Commission

Former NCP Council CM ,Ranjith Summoned By the Presidential Commission

Jun 17, 2016

A complaint had been received by the Bribery and corruption Commission alleging former North-Central Province (NCP) Chief Minister , S.M. ... Read More

Monthly Compensation Continued to be Paid to Salawa Victims

Monthly Compensation Continued to be Paid to Salawa Victims

Jun 17, 2016

Divisional Secretary of Seethawaka M.M.S.K. Bandara said, that a monthly compensation of Rs.50,000 was given  to 198 residents,  whose houses ... Read More

Monday, 20th June is Not a Public Holiday

Monday, 20th June is Not a Public Holiday

Jun 17, 2016

Although Poson falls on Sunday ,19th following Monday is not declared as a public holiday, Ministry of Public Administration and ... Read More

European  Ban on Fish Exports to Europe  Completely Lifted

European Ban on Fish Exports to Europe Completely Lifted

Jun 17, 2016

The European ban was imposed on the grounds that Sri Lanka indulged in “illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.  Total fish ... Read More

Postal Trade Union Action Called off

Postal Trade Union Action Called off

Jun 17, 2016

The trade union action launched by the Postal Services Trade Union has been called off. Convenor of the Union Chinthaka ... Read More

Basil Appear Presidential Commission For  Inquiry

Basil Appear Presidential Commission For Inquiry

Jun 17, 2016

Former Minister of Economic Development ,Basil Rajapaksa and the Former Secretary of the Ministry of Finance PB Jayasundara are due ... Read More

Ultimatum Given to Flood, Landslides & Salawa Blast Victims to Pay Utility Bills Extended

Ultimatum Given to Flood, Landslides & Salawa Blast Victims to Pay Utility Bills Extended

Jun 17, 2016

The government previously granted a grace period of one month to settle electricity and water bills for those who were ... Read More

Laid Batta Mines Explode at Mavadivempu, Batticaloa

Laid Batta Mines Explode at Mavadivempu, Batticaloa

Jun 17, 2016

There was an Army camp at Mavadivempu, Batticaloa which was abandoned by the Army few years back. There was accidental ... Read More

Muzammil Mohamed at  FCID

Muzammil Mohamed at FCID

Jun 16, 2016

National Freedom Front, MuzamilMohamed has been summoned before the FCID to record a statement in connection with the alleged misuse ... Read More

Removal of VAT Exemption Cigarettes and Alcohol

Removal of VAT Exemption Cigarettes and Alcohol

Jun 16, 2016

The government is considering the removal of VAT exemption for cigarettes and alcohol, Minister of Special Assignment Sarath Amunugama said ... Read More