News Room : WB and PM discuss enhancing education and gender equality, with focus on TVET Sector – The Island
Aircraft Owners and Operators Association (AOOA) has complained of what it calls the dire state of Sri Lanka’s domestic aviation industry, citing systemic failures, regulatory incompetence, and a lack of adherence to international standards by the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL). The AOOA, at a media briefing on Tuesday, highlighted critical safety concerns, operational inefficiencies, and the potential...
News Room : Sri Lankan Consulate office in Chengdu
142 Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath stated that discussions were held regarding establishing a consulate office in Chengdu during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to China and it was agreed to establish the consulate office. During a media briefing held yesterday (22) at the Government Information Department, the Minister mentioned that the provincial governor had agreed to provide the necessary facilities for...
News Room : Cost reflective price for MPs’ daily meals proposed
147 Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake said yesterday that a cost reflective price between Rs.2,500 and Rs.3,000 will be proposed for meals including breakfast, lunch and evening tea for Members of Parliament. He stated that the proposal is scheduled to be presented to the House Keeping Committee of Parliament today and that a proposal will also be presented to the...
News Room : Probe into Customs clearing of 323 containers with red tags – Minister
158 Economic Development Deputy Minister Prof.Anil Jayantha Fernando told Parliament yesterday (22) that a full scale investigation is currently being conducted regarding the incident where 323 containers with red tags have been cleared by the Sri Lanka Customs after scanning. In response to a question raised by MP Chaminda Wijesiri, the Deputy Minister Development said that there have been previous instances...
News Room : Sajith pulls trigger on increase in homicides
135 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that there has been a rapid increase in homicides and drug trafficking in the country. “This year alone, 101 shooting incidents and sixty deaths from shootings have been reported. Apart from that the passport issue has become another serious problem. However, the Government has still failed to provide a solution to this problem....
News Room : 2025 Budget aims to decentralise concentrated economy involving all segments – President
82 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that this year’s budget will be prepared with the objective of involving every segment of the population in the country’s economic processes. The President expressed these views during a preliminary discussion held on Tuesday (21) at the Presidential Secretariat with officials from the Ministry of Finance regarding the formulation of the 2025 budget. The discussion focused...
News Room : EU Chief Election Observer presents presidential poll final report to Speaker Wickramaratne – The Island
“Don’t seek to capitalise on our achievements’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila said that he was delighted that the National People’s Power (NPP) government had decided to go ahead with the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm development project agreement inked during President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency. The former Energy Minister said so in response to The Island query...
News Room : Systems being geared towards launching digital ID – The Island
“Don’t seek to capitalise on our achievements’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila said that he was delighted that the National People’s Power (NPP) government had decided to go ahead with the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm development project agreement inked during President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency. The former Energy Minister said so in response to The Island query...
News Room : FCID to resume next week – Minister
106 Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament yesterday that the Government has decided to establish the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) next week and investigations will be carried out promptly into all cases related to financial crimes that have not been properly probed in the past. There is a backlog of 29,000 complaints pending with the CID (Criminal Investigation Department)...
News Room : PTA must be enforced with caution – Minister
100 Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake yesterday stressed that the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) must be enforced with caution until a new legal framework is established even though it does not align with the policies of the present Government. The statement came in response to a query from Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Rauff Hakeem regarding an incident...