News Room : Import restrictions on several items to be relaxed
The government has decided to remove import restrictions imposed on selected items, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says. According to the lawmaker, import restrictions under several HS Codes on skincare products, vehicle spare parts and raw materials are slated to...
News Room : Wijeydasa wants action taken against Dilith’s newspaper for claiming his chambers represent Thilini Priyamali
Minister of Justice Wijeyedasa Rajapakshe says his privileges as an MP has been violated when a newspaper reported his chambers were representing fraudster Thilini Priyamali in courts. Writing to the Speaker, the Minister has lodged a complaint in this regard saying the allegation is false. According to him, he has not been maintaining a law chamber since being appointed...
News Room : Special notice on 2022 A/L, Grade 5 Scholarship exams and school terms
The Minister of Education has issued a special notice on conducting 2022 G.C.E. Advanced Level and Grade 5 Scholarship examinations. The communiqué also mentions the dates on which the second and third terms of schools are planned to commence and end. Accordingly,...
News Room : Construction sector reps meet President to discuss issues, request to form special task force
A discussion on the challenges faced by the construction sector and proposed plans to address these issues was held at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday (Oct. 20). MORE..
News Room : Man dies after being attacked with sharp weapon
A 51-year-old man residing in the Hunupitiya area in Wattala has died after being attacked with a sharp weapon. Following the attack, he was rushed to Kiribathgoda Hospital with critical injuries, however, he was later pronounced dead. The police have arrested a...
News Room : Maintaining electricity tariffs at stable, fair value encourages investments: NC sub-committee
The National Council sub-committee on identifying short- and medium-term programs related to economic stabilization has stressed the need to maintain the electricity tariff at a stable and fair value in line with other countries in the region in order to...
News Room : Parts of Colombo to experience 14-hour water cut
The water supply for parts of Colombo will be suspended from 10.00 p.m. on Saturday (Oct. 22) until 12.00 p.m. on Sunday (Oct. 23), the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) says. Accordingly, Colombo 02, 03, 04, 05, 07, 08,...
News Room : State agencies in dereliction of duty by failing to submit financial reports to parliament
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena says all state institutions that have to date failed to submit financial reports to parliament must be made to do so prior to the reading of the budget. Speaking in parliament yesterday Gunawardena revealed that a large number of state agencies have failed to submit their annual reports and other financial documents to the parliament...
News Room : Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s juniors appears for Thilini Priyamali in courts?
Social media users are questioning if it is not a conflict of interest for the current Minister of Justice, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s juniors including his son Rakitha Rajapaksa to appear for fraudster Thilini Priyamali in courts. Rakitha, an Attorney-at-Law along with a team of other lawyers including Attorney Dasun Nagashena represented Priyamali in court yesterday. This also did not escape the...
News Room : MR & Shiranthi enjoys Ponniyan Selvan I at the movies
Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa were seen at the movies yesterday where they enjoyed the Indian historical epic Ponniyan Selvan I. State Minister Suren Raghavan and staunch supporters Jehan Hamid and Geethanath Cassilingam were also in attendance.