News Room : Teacher arrested for caning 10-year-old schoolgirl – The Island
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday designated two business associates of a sanctioned al-Qa’ida financial facilitator and external operations plotter. The two individuals designated today are Mohamad Irshad Mohamad Haris Nizar, a Sri Lankan, and Musab Turkmen, who conducted businesses activities to assist Ahmed Luqman Talib (Talib), who was previously designated...
News Room : Three persons arrested over attack on Indian Consulate General office in Jaffna – The Island
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday designated two business associates of a sanctioned al-Qa’ida financial facilitator and external operations plotter. The two individuals designated today are Mohamad Irshad Mohamad Haris Nizar, a Sri Lankan, and Musab Turkmen, who conducted businesses activities to assist Ahmed Luqman Talib (Talib), who was previously designated...
News Room : No funds for paying gratuity to retiring public servants
By Saman Indrajith There was a delay in releasing funds for the payment of gratuity to retiring government employees due to the current economic crisis and a large number of persons had been placed awaiting list, Director General of Pensions Jagath D. Dias told the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Administration. “All payments up to January 2022 have been made. The...
News Room : 50% of factories are closed- – The Island
About 50% of factories had been closed and the others were operating at sub optimal levels, Dhammika Samarawickrama, head of the Micro Electric International (Pvt) Ltd said during a TV interview on Wednesday night. “This is a big problem. A lot of factories have been closed, and the others are working only for about two weeks a month. This is...
News Room : President reveals talks with Country’s private creditors on outstanding debt – The Island
About 50% of factories had been closed and the others were operating at sub optimal levels, Dhammika Samarawickrama, head of the Micro Electric International (Pvt) Ltd said during a TV interview on Wednesday night. “This is a big problem. A lot of factories have been closed, and the others are working only for about two weeks a month. This is...
News Room : Nearly 600 prevented from leaving on visit visas for overseas jobs – The Island
About 50% of factories had been closed and the others were operating at sub optimal levels, Dhammika Samarawickrama, head of the Micro Electric International (Pvt) Ltd said during a TV interview on Wednesday night. “This is a big problem. A lot of factories have been closed, and the others are working only for about two weeks a month. This is...
News Room : JVP urges youth not to leave country, but to stay and fight
By Saman Indrajith JVP has called on youth to join its campaign to make Sri Lanka a better place to live in.Addressing the JVP-led NPP’s electorate organisation at Ambalantota recently, party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the youth had to fight for their righst instead of leaving the country. “It could be done. You should not live as second class...
News Room : Parliament needs to give legal effect to UN Convention against Corruption -lawyer – The Island
BY SHAMINDRA FERDINANDO Senior lawyer S. A. Cader sayas that it was the responsibility of Parliament to enact legislation to enable the country to seek UN support for the recovery of stolen public assets.Cader, senior partner at Julius & Creasy emphasised the urgent need to address the issue at hand as part of the overall efforts meant to stabilise the...
News Room : Sri Lanka needs to take tough decisions – US Ambassador – The Island
About 50% of factories had been closed and the others were operating at sub optimal levels, Dhammika Samarawickrama, head of the Micro Electric International (Pvt) Ltd said during a TV interview on Wednesday night. “This is a big problem. A lot of factories have been closed, and the others are working only for about two weeks a month. This is...
News Room : Why has Jacqueline Fernandez not been arrested yet? – The Island
About 50% of factories had been closed and the others were operating at sub optimal levels, Dhammika Samarawickrama, head of the Micro Electric International (Pvt) Ltd said during a TV interview on Wednesday night. “This is a big problem. A lot of factories have been closed, and the others are working only for about two weeks a month. This is...