Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has asked the foreign minister to formulate a mechanism and work tirelessly to recover the ill-gotten wealth hidden overseas by politicians and racketeers.
A complaint has been lodged with the police against a civil society activist who telephones MPs and ridicules them, said state minister Chamara Sampath Dassanayake in parliament yesterday (07).
Artistes have called for the setting up of a national level independent authority for the maintenance of their professionalism.
The Annual International Conference of the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) is scheduled to open today (08) at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI) Auditorium in Colombo.
A special discussion on strengthening bilateral security relations between Sri Lanka and Russia, as well as international information security, was chaired by Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles yesterday (07).
The Colombo National Hospital yesterday (06) turned back patients to its outpatients department after its main air-conditioning malfunctioned.
A former soldier has been sentenced to death for the killing of two colleagues at an Army camp in Mannar 14 years ago.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has said that he stands ready to resign immediately if there is proof that he utilised state funds for personal reasons.
The main bus stands in Colombo Pettah are to be shifted to a single location near the Fort railway station.
