Rohan Fernando, chairman of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), has claimed that he has been replaced by way of a ‘boardroom coup’.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe departed for New Delhi this afternoon (20) in his first official visit to India as the head of state.
Merrill J. Fernando, the founder of the renowned Sri Lankan tea brand ‘Dilmah Tea’, passed away in Colombo this morning (20), aged 93.
Directors of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) have replaced their chairman Rohan Fernando with Reyaz Mihular, who was recently appointed a director by the president.
Mullaitivu district court judge T. Pradeepan will decide today (20) whether further excavations are needed at a site said to be a mass grave at Kokku Thuduvai.
Today (20) marks the election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the eighth Executive President of the country.
Former speaker Karu Jayasekara has extended his gratitude to all MPs for having adopted the anti-corruption act by calling it as a most important achievement in recent times.
A wealthy businessman has been arrested on a charge of having sexually-abused a young female who works under him at a star-class hotel in Colombo.
A vaccine used in the treatment of pneumonia and meningitis has been purchased at a price very much higher than the market price, a latest audit has revealed.
The health minister has agreed to conduct a ministry-level inquiry into officials who had recommended the cremation of Muslims who had died of the coronavirus.
