President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed Kushani Rohanadeera as the Secretary General of Parliament, with effect from May 23. The current Deputy Secretary General of Parliament and...
Police yesterday (16) used water cannonto disperse protesting university students at Horton Place, Colombo 07. Police intervened after University students launched a protest alleging government attempts...
By Norman Palihawadana Denying that the Catholic Church has anything to do with Pastor Jerome Fernando, now under investigation for making statements which may cause tensions...
Following President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s order that Pastor Jerome Fernando be questioned for making derogatory statements about Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism, the pastor who calls himself ‘prophet’...
The European Union has raised the issue with Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane. According to a joint EU and Sri Lanka press communiqué issued by the latter,...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed retired High Court Judge Lalith Ekanayake as Chairman of the National Police Commission. Ekanayake has succeeded former IGP Chandra Fernando.
Japan, through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, is providing USD 4,629,629 to strengthen the production capacity of smallholder paddy farmers in...
By Meera Srinivasan The talks on power devolution between Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Tamil legislators yielded no positive outcome, according to the Tamil National...
The National Peace Council (NPC) has urged the government to address the missing persons issue and to conduct the Provincial Council polls. The NPC issued the...
The Lions Club of Colombo Ceylon Excellence (Lions Clubs International District 306C2) and Dubai Ceylon Lions Club recently donated 300 orthopedic mattresses to Chief of Defence...