LG polls: PAFFREL to complain to courts: JJB petitions UN
Local election monitor PAFFREL says it will complain to courts with regard to government attempts to prevent the local government polls from taking place.
Local election monitor PAFFREL says it will complain to courts with regard to government attempts to prevent the local government polls from taking place.
Two Sri Lankan youths have died in a road mishap in Japan.
Samantha Power, currently director of USAID, is among those being floated by US officials as possible candidates for the job of World Bank president, Reuters reports.
The IMF is considering approving a loan for Sri Lanka, even without China's assurance of debt-restructuring support, Bloomberg News said.
Treasury secretary Mahinda Siriwardana has informed the Election Commission of a difficulty in funding the local government polls.
The UNP has approval from its working committee to formulate a new constitution for the party.
A two-day workshop for Colombo youths who aspire to be journalists takes place from February 21, said its organizer, Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Postal voting for the local government polls could take place as scheduled depending on the availability of the ballot papers by tomorrow (18), said the Election Commission.
Rice mill owners have ruled out a Rs. 100 per kg price for paddy in the presence of a certified price imposed by the state.
Israel has given an assurance to labour and foreign employment minister Manusha Nanayakkara to recruit 2,000 female caregivers from Sri Lanka this year.