SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has claimed a select committee has evidently decided to appoint him chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF).
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has deemed the recent tax revisions a ‘rescue operation.’
Despite having informed the Supreme Court of the difficulties pertaining to the holding of the 2023 Local Government election, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka has stated that they are unable to refund the election deposits which have already been placed.
Peacekeeping troops of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Thursday (16) formally presented a military salute and bid farewell to the late Lance Corporal M.G.L Deshapriya (42) of the 6 Sri Lanka Army Service Corps who had passed away on February 11 following a sudden cardiac arrest upon admission to the MINUSMA Bamako Level - 3 Hospital.
Acknowledging that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the only institution that can support a struggling country like Sri Lanka, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he is willing to provide the opportunity to submit any alternative proposals to the government's program to the IMF.
The 110-year-old Public Performance Board Act is to be replaced with a new one.
YouTuber Sepal Amarasinghe today (21) tendered an apology in open court over his disrespectful remarks on the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
The Export-Import Bank of China has provided Sri Lanka with a debt extension, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, noting that China is willing to negotiate a medium- and long-term debt disposal plan with the country in a friendly manner, and do its best to promote Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability.
The UNP is convening its working committee this afternoon (21) to discuss around 1,100 of its local government members who are supporting the SJB.
The JVP is against the 13th amendment to the constitution, said its politburo member Sunil Handunnetti.
