Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila wants the government to resume payment of salaries of public sector employees who are on no-pay leave to contest the local government polls, if the election is put off.
SLPP MP S.B. Dissanayake told parliament today (22) that he was happy with president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s programme, as the economy could be reshaped within 12 or 18 months.
The Sri Lanka Digital Citizens Association (SLDCA) has called for digital voting to be in place for a significant reduction in costs and to minimize the number of election staff required.
The Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya said that it's very important for every responsible party, including every citizen, to have a proper understanding of the true nature of the serious crisis that our motherland is facing today.
The National People’s Power (NPP) has released two official font styles in a bid to combat misinformation and to minimise any distortion of the party’s written presentations.
Unions of professionals are gathering in Colombo this afternoon (22) to protest against the new tax policy introduced by the government.
SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has claimed a select committee has evidently decided to appoint him chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has deemed the recent tax revisions a ‘rescue operation.’
Despite having informed the Supreme Court of the difficulties pertaining to the holding of the 2023 Local Government election, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka has stated that they are unable to refund the election deposits which have already been placed.
Peacekeeping troops of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Thursday (16) formally presented a military salute and bid farewell to the late Lance Corporal M.G.L Deshapriya (42) of the 6 Sri Lanka Army Service Corps who had passed away on February 11 following a sudden cardiac arrest upon admission to the MINUSMA Bamako Level - 3 Hospital.
