The Ministry of Wildlife and Wildlife Conservation will be taken forward as a major foreign exchange earner for the country, said new subject minister Pavitra Wanniarachchi upon assuming duties today (26).
The Election Commission will not be rendered inactive due to the resignation of a member, said its former chairman Mahinda Deshapriya.
Entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera has challenged JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake for an open debate with regard to his latest accusation against him.
Beruwala Mayor M. Mohamed has accused the SJB leadership of having hoodwinked him.
Tens of thousands of people attended the NPP’s inaugural rally in Anuradhapura yesterday afternoon (25) for the upcoming local government polls.
P.S.M. Charles has resigned as a member of the Election Commission.
A former chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation Dr. H.M.M. Rumi has been appointed to the working committee of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).
Holding an election at this juncture is a matter irrelevant to the Central Bank, said its governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe.
Election commission chairman Nimal Punchihewa has told Central Bank governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe that he would notify the Supreme Court in the event adequate funding is not given to hold the local government polls.
An All-Party Conference is scheduled to be held tomorrow (26) at 4.00 pm at the Presidential Secretariat with the participation of all party leaders representing the Parliament, under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
