A special discussion took place yesterday (02) between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Most Rev. Dr. Harold Anthony Perera, Bishop of Kurunegala and the President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka at the Bishop House in Kurunegala.
India will provide a special financial assistance scheme to support the studies of 100 university students from economically backward families, Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagley announced.
Australian High Commissioner Paul Stephens called on Foreign Minister Ali Sabry at the Ministry on September 30. The Foreign Minister congratulated the High Commissioner on his appointment as the Head of the Mission to Sri Lanka.
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.
