With incumbent Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne set to retire on March 25, the decision regarding the appointment of a new IGP or whether the incumbent will be granted an extension is likely be announced today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the necessary steps will be taken to pass the best anti-Corruption Act in South Asia in Parliament soon.
Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp has released a new desktop app for Windows, featuring faster loading times and the ability to hold group video calls with up to 8 people and audio calls with up to 32 people.
Patali Champika Ranawaka was today (23) elected uncontested as chairman of the newly-established sectoral oversight committee on state finance strategy (ways and means).
A video version of ‘Ratey Raala’, a controversial political column, has gone online.
The Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya called for a change in public attitudes, pointing out that the 'System Change' which is asked for by the young generation is similar to it.
Several factors had led to the economic bankruptcy of the country, said SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa.
The election Commission was due to meet secretaries of political parties at 10.00 am (23) to decide if local government polls could be held on April 25 as scheduled.
The SLPP has reminded Ranil Wickremesinghe that it was the party’s national organizer Basil Rajapaksa who had named him as the country’s president.
Plan International is marking its exit from Sri Lanka with a programme to provide nutritional food packs for schoolchildren in four districts worst hit by the prevailing economic woes.
