New task force to combat drug menace
A new task force will be appointed to combat the drug menace, says justice minister Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapakshe.
A new task force will be appointed to combat the drug menace, says justice minister Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapakshe.
The government has waived the duties imposed on five imported raw materials for locally produced sanitary napkins.
The prices of two brands of cigarettes were increased at midnight yesterday (01).
Like-minded activists in the recent anti-government protests have decided to join together and enter politics, ‘Deshaya’ reports.
India Legends beat Sri Lanka Legends by 33 runs to win the Road Safety World Series 2022 in Raipur last night (01).
Award winning actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away in the early hours of this morning (02), aged 41 years.
Billions of rupees of state funds were misappropriated in the Central Cultural Fund when Sajith Premadasa was the minister of cultural affairs in the good governance regime between 2015 and 2019, according to a report by the auditor general.
Jagath Perera has tendered his resignation as chairman of Lanka Coal Company to subject minister Kanchana Wijesekara.
A remark by the late Mangala Samaraweera is going viral in social media.
A new gazette extraordinary has revoked a previous one that declared high-security zones in parts of Colombo district under the Official Secrets Act.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (01) issued the new notification.
The HSZs declared were the Parliamentary Complex, Supreme Court Complex, Colombo High Court Complex, Colombo Magistrate’s Court Complex, Attorney General’s Department, Presidential Secretariat, President’s House, Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters, Police Headquarters, Defence Ministry and Sri Lanka Army Headquarters in Akuregoda, Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters in Slave Island and Prime Minister’s Office at Flower Road.
These HSZs attracted widespread criticism and several fundamental rights petitions against them were filed in the Supreme Court.