TPA, CWC hold talks with US Ambassador
The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) held talks with US Ambassador Julie Chung on the challenges faced by Sri Lanka’s Hill Country community.
The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) held talks with US Ambassador Julie Chung on the challenges faced by Sri Lanka’s Hill Country community.
Addressing the Tata Tiscon Dealer Convention on 7 February, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena called on the Indian companies to invest further in Sri Lanka.
A tense situation occurred during a protest by Buddhist monks near the entrance to the parliamentary complex today (08).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe delivered the government’s policy statement in parliament today (08) and reiterated that anarchy cannot be allowed in the country.
Leading trade unions are conducting a widespread work stoppage today (08) in a mark of protest against the new taxes introduced by the government.
A fundamental rights petition filed by SJB’s Mujibur Rahman in connection with the local government polls will be taken up for hearing on February 16, the Supreme Court has decided.
The extraction of some 48,000 tonnes of scrap metal from the X-Press Pearl shipwreck will not be permitted without an import-export license, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyamabalapitiya said.
Electricity generation could get affected by any failure to make advance payments for the coal shipments that have been ordered, said the Lanka Coal Company.
Commissioner General of Election Saman Sri Ratnayake has filed an affidavit to the Supreme Court seeking orders to facilitate holding the local government polls.
A Sri Lankan woman living in Turkey remains unaccounted for following the earthquake that devastated the country, said Sri Lankan ambassador Hasanthi Dissanayake.