SJB MP S.M. Marikkar says he wants to see at least 100 children gain university admission each year from his Kolonnawa electorate.
A catholic priest who had been killed for campaigning against crimes by Indian peacekeepers has been remembered on his 36th death anniversary.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has urged the government to halt offering soft liquor permits as bribes to lure persons politically.
A newly-elected government will have to face a ‘huge mess’, said Samabima leader Deepthi Kumara Gunaratne.
ITAK MP Charles Nirmalanathan has demanded the immediate enforcement of the law against six policemen who damaged a citizen’s property in a vehicle accident.
Public security minister Tiran Alles said he has directed IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon to order the CID to commence investigations into the threats reported by CoPF chairman Harsha de Silva against him.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has re-appointed General Shavendra Silva as the Chief of Defence Staff until December 31st.
The Court of Appeal will appoint a five-judge Bench to hear the Writ Petition filed by former Navy Commander Admiral-of-the-Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda against the case in the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar on the alleged abduction and forced disappearance of 11 youths from Colombo in 2008.
In a new twist of the saga surrounding visa system crisis, the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) Chairman and Main Opposition SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday (07) told Parliament that he has been intimidated by Government members to stop the investigation into addressing the issues related to the new visa issuance process.
A new website named onareddak.lk’ through which one can buy or sell high quality products at reasonable prices, was launched recently.
