Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya Leader Sajith Premadasa on 16v November said that President and Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilisation, and National Policies Ranil Wickremesinghe should take steps to abolish the civil rights of all individuals responsible for the country’s economic crisis through a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry (SPCoI).
Foreign travel bans have been clamped on another nine officials at the Ministry of Health, including Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Sri Chandraguptha, over the scam involving the import of 22,500 substandard immunoglobulin vials.
Sri Lanka will call for expressions of interest (EOI) in setting up nuclear power plants, its energy minister said on Friday, as it seeks cheap electricity to support its economic recovery.
The Association for Relatives of Enforced Disappearances (AERD) in the Northern and Eastern Provinces have rejected the allocation of funds in the budget for the next financial year to be paid to those who went missing during the war from the North and East.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said he intended to bring economic stability in 2025 while managing it amid difficulties in 2024.
A group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs has made a written call for immediate changes to be carried out by the party and its leader for their victory at future elections.
Mahinda Rajapaksa has blamed partners to the good governance regime now in the SJB of having made the country bankrupt.
The opposition has demanded Prof. Ranjith Bandara to resign as chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).
Former director general of health services, Dr. Palitha Mahipala, has been appointed as the secretary to the ministry of health.