Even after an additional secretary was appointed as the Acting Director General of the Customs by the Finance Ministry today, the Customs Officers' Union had decided to continue with their work to rule campaign until a suitable Director-General is appointed from the administrative service, whose name is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
SLFP General Secretary and MP Dayasiri Jayasekara today urged the Cabinet to approve the President Maithripala Sirisena's memo seeking to hold PC polls before May 31st.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratna today closed the case against a suspect who was charged with foretelling the President's death via social media.
Special High Court Trial-at-Bar Bench fixed for February 11 to deliver its order on the preliminary objections by the defence in the case against former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and six others on charges of misappropriating Rs.49 million belonging to the LRDC to construct the D.A. Rajapaksa Museum and Memorial at Medamulana.
The power failures, which had been reported from several areas in the country including Colombo, were due to sparks in two sub transmission lines in Kelanitissa Power Station, the Power and Energy Ministry said.
Independence Day rehearsals scheduled for Friday in Galle Face Green have been cancelled due to the complaints made by the people over heavy traffic, Ministry of Internal and Home Affairs said.
President Maithripala Sirisena has said he instructed the Navy Commander to arrest sand racketeers.
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Sri Lanka and China is expected to be signed in 2019, China Daily reported on Thursday quoting the Sri Lankan Embassy in China.
The Court of Appeal's Acting President Justice Deepali Wijesundera today declined to be a member of the Bench appointed to hear the Quo Warranto petition filed against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe being a member of Parliament.
The Court of Appeal's Acting President Justice Deepali Wijesundera today declined to be a member of the Bench appointed to hear the Quo Warranto petition filed against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe being a member of Parliament.
Finance Ministry Additional Secretary H.G Sumanasinghe has been appointed as the Acting Director of Sri Lanka Customs Department today, the Finance Ministry said.
Considering the preliminary objections raised by the defence, in the case against former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, that the Court has no jurisdiction to hear the matter, the Colombo Special High Court said today it would deliver its order on February 11 after considering the submissions made by both parties.
Deputy Minister Ajith Mannapperuma was sworn in as the State Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment before President Maithripala Sirisena this morning.
The principal of a leading school in Horowpathana was arrested by the Bribery Commission officials for accepting Rs. 5,000 as a bribe.
Seychelles Vice President Vincent Meriton will arrive in Sri Lanka today for a two-day visit, Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Seychelles announced.
The Customs-Trade Unions Alliance today said that they had decided to launch a work-to-rule campaign from this morning over the appointment of a retired Navy Officer as the Customs Director General, a Spokesman for the alliance said.
The Minuwangoda Urban Council (MUC) together with the Western Provincial Council (WPC) launched a mobile app in a bid to streamline the garbage collection process in the local government area.
Sri Lanka must prioritize developing its human resources with continuous investments over hard infrastructure developments, to move forward with the increasing competition in the South Asian region, which is overshadowed by economies with large populations, according to the country’s junior finance minister.
The remains of the two Sri Lankan Peacekeepers, Major Jayawickrama and Sergeant Wijekumara, who were killed in Mali, would be flown to Sri Lanka on Saturday, the Army said yesterday.
A 24-year -old Iranian woman has been arrested on possession of 400 grammes of ‘Kush’ narcotic substance at the Bandaranaike International Airport early this morning, police said.
Former Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Vice-President Mohan de Silva yesterday refuted allegations that the previous elected cricket administration had indulged in corruption, although admitting it was partly to blame for the decline in cricketing standards on the field.
The carbon dating results of bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave site would be handed over to Sri Lanka by the US laboratory in February 2019, the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) said yesterday.
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Jaliya Wickramasuriya had insisted on being accommodated aboard a SriLankan Airlines flight from Washington to the Mattala Airport via Dubai and billed it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FAM) in 2013, the Presidential Commission of Inquiry ( PCoI ) into irregularities at SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka was told yesterday.
Consequent to President Maithripala Sirisena’s discussion with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on his intention to revise the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, the government will appoint a committee to identify the areas to be amended in it, a Minister said yesterday.
This is a very difficult question to answer and it is only the average citizen/litigant that is capable of answering this million dollar question. In the West and many other countries in the Commonwealth and civil law jurisdictions the Judiciary is independent with sufficient checks and balances. But in a highly politicized society with
A professor’s thought-provoking idea conveyed in an article a couple of weeks ago under the caption, Towards a ranking of Sri Lankan Universities reminded me of the famous SIT DOWN protest by students of the Colombo University, five decades ago.
Sri Lanka’s history shows that two uniforms have helped shape the independence and identity of this nation. One is the saffron coloured robe worn by Buddhist priests while the other is the dark green attire worn by the ‘soldiers’ of the Sri Lanka Army. Individuals wearing these uniforms were much talked about during the war against terrorism.
It seems that President Maithripala Sirisena is heading for another collision course with the United National Party (UNP) as he has presented a Cabinet memorandum seeking approval to conduct the provincial council elections before May 31, this year.
“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones,” - Nelson Mandela
M.A. Sumanthiran of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) makes much of caveats in the proposed constitution that makes ‘division impossible’. The call then is for a new constitution where ‘indivisibility’ is scripted in. That’s lovely. On paper. Politics doesn’t happen on paper and neither are constitutional proclamations worth the ink they are
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will meet party leaders next week to discuss and come to a final decision on the passing of amendments to the Provincial Councils electoral system in order to hold PC polls under the old system and also the possibility of holding elections before May 31, following President Maithripala Sirisena’s request made to cabinet on Tuesday, a senior cabinet Minister said today.
The planters' unions and Regional Plantation Companies (RPC) could distribute dividends of their profit among the tea plantation workers if increasing the daily basic wage was troublesome, the Opposition today said.
Former Central Bank Governor and fugitive Arjuna Mahendran was quoted in an article published on South African newspaper 'The Business Day', which described him of now ‘advising several family offices in Singapore and the Middle East.’
A married couple was arrested with 3 kilos of heroin worth Rs. 36 million in Kiribathgoda this afternoon, Police said.
OIC of the Kokkadichcholai police station was arrested by the officers of the Bribery Commission while accepting Rs. 25,000 as a bribe, Police said.
Government ally, the Tamil Progressive Front (TPF) today threatened to quit the government if the salaries of estate workers are not increased at least by Rs. 150, Estate Infrastructure Development Minister P. Digambaram said today.
The Customs-Trade Unions Alliance today launched a strike over the appointment of a retired navy officer as the Customs Director General, a spokesman from the Union said.
State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake yesterday said some prominent members of the UNP had informed that they will back him in the event disciplinary action is taken against him for criticizing the UNPers for attending former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Rohitha’s wedding.
Criticising the government’s move to absorb more Samurdhi recipients, the Opposition today said the number of Samurdhi recipients should gradually decrease instead of being exponentially expanded.
UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, Hanaa Singer assured Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake that she would help expedite the compensation process for the two Sri Lankan Peacekeepers killed in Mali.
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday commended Cultural Affairs Minister Sajith Premadasa for his commitment and said he had advised him not to work round the clock but to be mindful of his health as well.
Speaking at the 2018 Kalabhusana State Festival held yesterday at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre, President Maithripala Sirisena said that he was happy that the Ministry of Culture was allocated to Minister Sajith Premadasa.
Making seething criticism and sweeping statements on State Sector workers the Central Provincial Governor yesterday said that he would interdict any State Sector official found hanging on Facebook during work hours.
All-rounder Thisara Perera has called for a change in the limited over captaincy in order to bring in unity and stability in the national side ahead of this year’s cricket World Cup in England. In a letter addressed to Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva, Perera added there is no environment of unity in the side since Lasith Malinga took over the captaincy ahead of the recent New Zealand series.
Tourism Development, Wildlife & Christian Religious Affairs Minister John Amaratunga faced an embarrassing situation yesterday when he was compelled to postpone the appo
The list of Island Re-convicted Criminals includes 608 children including some students, the Police Crimes Information division reveals.
Agriculture Minister P.Harrison asked women to consume more and more pumpkin as a means of getting their beauty increased.
There was no feasibility study conducted by the relevant officials on commencing of operations at Mattala International Airport, Head of Revenue Management, Planning and Commercial at SriLankan Airlines, Sumudu Upatissa told the PCoI inquiry into irregularities at SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka yesterday.
The Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT|CC) and Coordination Centre yesterday warned computer users to be cautious of infecting ‘Rumba’ ransomware when downloading fake Windows updates, cracks for pirated software, freeware software tools as well as corrupted links and torrents.
The Colour Code System (CCS) introduced for soft or fizzy drinks will be imposed on all solid foods in the market from April 1 to further control the fast spreading Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Health and Indigenous Medicine Minister Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday.
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers are likely in parts of the Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces t...
