News Room : Sri Lanka to Draft Law Promoting Breastfeeding, Targeting Unethical Marketing of Baby Formula
Sri Lanka is set to introduce new legislation promoting breastfeeding, with a focus on protecting children from the unethical marketing practices of milk powder companies. The Cabinet of Ministers has granted policy approval for the preparation of a draft bill aimed at safeguarding the health and nutrition of children by promoting breastfeeding as a scientifically proven intervention. This decision reaffirms...
News Room : Cabinet Approves Legal Amendments to Ban Corporal Punishments Across All Sectors
In a significant move towards protecting children and individuals from harm, the Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to amend both the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to ban corporal punishments across all sectors in Sri Lanka. At the Cabinet meeting held on 29 April 2024, it was acknowledged that corporal punishments inflict severe physical and psychological...
News Room : US-China talks end with plan for Trump and Xi to approve
The US and China say they have agreed in principle to a framework for de-escalating trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the deal should result in restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets being resolved. Both sides said they would now take the plan to their country’s presidents – Donald Trump and Xi...
News Room : Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith lead England to second sweep against West Indies
England completed their white-ball rout of West Indies at the Utilita Bowl, underlining their dominance by securing a 37-run victory in the third T20I. Capping off back-to-back 3-0 series wins for Harry Brook’s first assignments as limited-overs captain – England’s first in T20Is since 2021, against Sri Lanka – was a vast margin that began with a mammoth 248 for...
News Room : SLPP Jaffna organiser condemns LGBTQ parade near Nallur kovil
… considers it a move to propagate Western thinking Chief Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for the Jaffna District, Geethanath Cassilingam, has condemned a recent LGBTQ parade in Jaffna near Nallur Kandaswamy kovil. Cassilingam said that the parade was againt Tamil culture and religious values. Cassilingam has, in a media statement, stressed that while individuals may seek rights,...
News Room : Pooran announces shock international retirement at 29
Dynamic West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran has sprung a surprise by quitting international cricket at the age of 29. Pooran is West Indies’ most-capped player in T20Is and their leading run-getter in the format as well. His retirement will come as a massive jolt for a side that’s been looking to make its way back up, especially in white-ball cricket...
News Room : Prisons Chief interdicted, A’pura Supt. remanded
Poya Day Pardon: Commissioner General of Prisons, Thushara Upuldeniya, has been interdicted over the release of W.M. Athula Tillekaratne, a convicted fraudster whose Poya Day presidential pardon was first raised in Parliament by SJB MP Ajith P. Perera last week. Government sources said that the Cabinet-of-Ministers had decided yesterday (09) to interdict Upuldeniya, who received that appointment in March 2021. Other...
News Room : BREAKING: Cabinet Decides to Suspend Prisons Chief Over Anuradhapura Inmate Release Controversy
The Cabinet has decided to suspend Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya with immediate effect, following a serious controversy surrounding the unlawful release of an inmate from Anuradhapura Prison. The decision was taken during the Cabinet meeting held today (9), government sources confirmed. The suspension follows the release of a prisoner who was reportedly freed on the grounds of having received...
News Room : Mahindananda Appeals Against 20-Year Jail Sentence Over Carrom Board Scandal
Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s lawyers have filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against the sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court in May. Aluthgamage, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted in a case involving the alleged unlawful purchase of 14,000 Carrom boards and 11,000 draughts boards during the 2015 presidential election period, and causing...
News Room : “Govt Can’t Play Games with Me” – Gammanpila Promises New Revelation
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Udaya Gammanpila, said that he will be releasing a set of documents today (9 June) related to the release of 323 containers from customs without proper inspection. Speaking to the media today (9), Gammanpila said this will be the sixth such disclosure he has made to the public. He emphasised that none of his previous...