Secretary to chief govt. whip assumes duties
A senior administrative officer, M.W. Jagath Kumara, assumed duties as the secretary to the chief government whip yesterday (10).
A senior administrative officer, M.W. Jagath Kumara, assumed duties as the secretary to the chief government whip yesterday (10).
Japan has provided food items worth USD 10 million under the World Food Program (WFP) while Japanese aid under the Emergency Response Program (ERP) has been directed to the most economically vulnerable families, benefiting 145,000 households across Sri Lanka.
Underscoring the importance of keeping big power rivalries and external conflicts out of the Indian Ocean, National Security Advisor and President's Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayaka said that Sri Lanka aims to maintain a conflict-free Indian Ocean.
The cabinet has approved the formation of a committee to create a national policy to recognize medical degrees from top 1,000 foreign universities.
Hundreds of lawyers staged a protest yesterday (09) morning in front of the Supreme Court complex in Colombo in a show support for former Mullaitivu magistrate T. Saravanaraja.
Prominent entreprenuer Dilith Jayaweera is due to open a head office for his political party tomorrow (11).
The remains of actor Jackson Anthony will be kept at a private funeral parlour at Bauddhaloka Mawatha in Colombo today (10) for the public to pay their last respects.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has accused the government of plotting to postpone elections due next year.
Sri Lanka should do away with age-old ideas and form her own multinational companies, said United Republican Party leader Patali Champika Ranawaka.
Daily attendance will be made compulsory for all grades under new education reforms, said education minister Susil Premajayantha.