President cancels service extension for Army’s chief of staff
A service extension expected for chief of staff of the Army Maj. Gen. Sanjaya Wanasinghe has now been cancelled by the president, reports Neth News.
A service extension expected for chief of staff of the Army Maj. Gen. Sanjaya Wanasinghe has now been cancelled by the president, reports Neth News.
Wealthy businessman Dhammika Perera has expressed his desire to contest at the next presidential election.
An urgent constitutional amendment is in the offing for a change in the parliamentary election system.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has promised solutions to issues of Tamil dairy farmers in the eastern province after Tamil MPs raised the matter in parliament.
Raising a matter of privilege in parliament yesterday (06), MP Chandima Weerakkody alleged that he was threatened by defence secretary Kamal Gunaratne and the Army commander over his remarks about excessive vehicle usage by top rank military officials.
A Tamil civil society activist in Batticaloa has claimed that he had been threatened with death by a group with links to the government.
A resumption of excavations at a suspected mass grave in Mullaitivu remains in suspense with the state funding not being made available as promised.
Astrologer Indika Thotawatta has been remanded until 20 October.
A digital economy transformation acceleration programme is set to kick off next week, state minister of technology Kanaka Herath said.