Former President Maithripala Sirisena has urged the government to accelerate the construction of canals to divert excess water from the Moragahakanda and Kalu Ganga reservoirs to Anuradhapura and the North Western Province. He has emphasised the urgent need to...
Reports that Adani’s 484 MW wind power projects in Mannar and Pooneryn have been cancelled are false and misleading, a spokesperson for the Adani Group has said.
“We categorically state that the project has not been cancelled. The Sri Lankan...
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National People’s Power MP Aravinda Senarath was elected as the new Chair of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) yesterday. He was elected during the inaugural meeting of the Committee held for the first session of the Tenth Parliament.
Senarath’s...
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Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath stated that the Government emphasises that Sri Lanka will not allow its territory to be used for separatist activities by any country. “Sri Lanka will not permit its land to be used for China’s separatist...
At least 76 people have been killed in a fire that engulfed a popular Turkish ski resort hotel, leaving some to jump out of windows.
The fire broke out at the wooden-clad 12-storey Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu at 03:27...
by Ifham Nizam
Sri Lanka’s decision to grant permission for an Adani Group renewable energy project has raised significant concerns among environmentalists, economists, and the local communities.
Environmental Scientist Hemantha Withanage told The Island, immediately after launching the South Asia Just...
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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament yesterday that no NPP MP has been provided with a vehicle except for the visually impaired MP Sugath Wasantha De Silva.
She said that the Presidential Secretariat has provided a car to MP...
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Chief Government Whip and Mass Media and Health Minister, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, said in Parliament yesterday that the people of this country will be freed from the burden of maintaining retired Presidents, their wives and politicians. The Minister also...
President Anura Kumara Disanayake emphasized that a country cannot progress solely through laws and regulations and highlighted that tradition is a vital component of a nation.
President Disanayake emphasized that Sri Lanka has accomplished a remarkable mission through the traditions...
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...