Army removed from Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara - Spokesman
Army Spokesman Brigadier Ravi Herath said all soldiers have been evacuated from the premises of the Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara.
Army Spokesman Brigadier Ravi Herath said all soldiers have been evacuated from the premises of the Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara.
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa said he has requested the speaker and the chief government whip to change live telecasts of House proceedings to half-hour delayed telecasts.
The former chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says the Ministry of Power & Energy has neglected the gazetted orders aiming to prevent island-wide power outages.
All 251 policemen and Sri Lanka Army soldiers deployed to protect the Mihintale sacred area will be withdrawn today, State Minister of Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon told Parliament, the Sunday Times reported.
The new Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) act gives a very bad precedent by creating an all-powerful minister, said the CEB's technical engineers and superintendents union.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has called for an investigation into two persons in military uniform, who had frequented Mihintale Rajamaha Vihara for around three weeks.
A sectoral oversight committee has found 15 per cent of tax defaulters among the 712 businesses that accounted for more than Rs. one billion worth of imports each in 2023.
In a historic announcement at the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Colombo Colts Cricket Club (CCC), president Ranil Wickremesinghe declared his commitment to depoliticizing and revolutionizing cricket in Sri Lanka by 2030.
Journalist and human rights defender Freddy Gamage was welcomed back home on 07 December after having received the medal of honour of Timor-Leste.