The Parliament is scheduled to convene from the 6th to the 9th.
Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said 24 Sri Lankans who had attended an event organized by the JVP-affiliated ‘Ethera Api’ Organization have been arrested in Kuwait.
The South Asian University’s action against a PhD scholar and his Sri Lankan supervisor over a research proposal on Kashmir that included, among its citations, noted linguist Noam Chomsky’s criticism of the NDA government has prompted the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to call the situation “extremely disconcerting” and urge the university president to resolve the matter “in a fair and amicable manner in the spirit of academic freedom,” The Sunday Express
A report to amend the fixed deposit interest rate paid to senior citizens has been submitted to president Ranil Wickremesinghe, said finance state minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
The SLPP’s electoral Bala Mandayala in Wariyapola has adopted a resolution in support of president Ranil Wickremesinghe.
The SLPP’s district leader for Kegalle, state minister Kanaka Herath, and 18 former members of Rambukkana Pradeshiya Sabha,
Notwithstanding the various analyses about the country’s collapse, its revival is possible only through a transfer of power to the NPP, its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP S.M. Marikkar yesterday (02) said the party was formed to put an end to the political deal culture in Sri Lanka.
The passing of Ven. Galaboda Gnanissara Thera is a grave loss to the nation, said opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.
The online issuance of visa is not possible after the Supreme Court issued an injunction against the process, said controller of immigration and emigration Harsha Illukpitiya.
