Basil meets foreign envoys; reaffirms commitment to a non-aligned foreign policy
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa held bilateral discussions with seven foreign envoys at the Ministry of Finance yesterday (14).
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa held bilateral discussions with seven foreign envoys at the Ministry of Finance yesterday (14).
The United National Party (UNP) has condemned the Sri Lankan government's decision to sign a China sponsored statement raising concerns with the United Kingdom's human rights record.
Following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Colombo, the Event Management Association (EMA) has issued comprehensive guidelines for hosting COVID-safe events and called for strictest possible adherence from stakeholders.
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday charged that an agreement between Sri Lanka and a US-based firm which allows the latter to take over the operations of the Yugadanavi Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya and its supply and storage facilities poses a threat to the country's economy and national security.
A senior trade union leader has challenged the minister in charge of police to disclose any official document that authorizes the arbitrary detention of the group of activists who protested in Sri Lanka’s capital against the militarization of education.
There will be hunger and massive unemployment somewhere in the middle of next year if Sri Lanka does not resolve its foreign exchange crisis, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned.
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo has suspended a private hospital from its list of designated hospitals for PCR and IgM antibody tests.
The Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has sought the Supreme Court Registrar’s leave for an international observer representing the IPU to follow remotely the hearing on the Fundamental Rights petition filed on behalf of the Leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) and Wanni District parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen.
Anusha Palpita, a senior officer in the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, has been appointed as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Policies and Plan Implementation.
The UN has been urged to intervene to save Sri Lanka from the dangerous situation it is in as a consequence of intensifying human rights violations committed by the growing military control in the country.