Mahinda Siriwardena is a deeply disappointed finance secretary due to the false accusations and pressure he is getting from various parties, it is learnt.
The parliament-approved bill for online safety has become law following endorsement by the speaker.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has called for the abolition of the executive presidency only on the strength of the mandate given by the public at the election due this year.
A decision on which election should take place first will be taken in April, reports ‘Irida Deshaya’.
The proposed splitting of Sri Lanka Insurance as life and general coverage has been challenged in the court of appeal.
The delegation of National People’s Power (NPP) led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has returned to the island yesterday evening (10) following their 05-day official visit to India.
Tamil dairy farmers in Batticaloa protest against alleged land grabbing by the Sinhalese on September 15, 2023.
Discussions are underway on forming a new political alliance by the National Freedom Front, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Lanka Sama Samaja Party and Communist Party of Sri Lanka, reports ‘Anidda’.
The Media Organizations Collective has written to the speaker against an attempt to repress the media by using parliamentary powers and privileges against journalists.
Prof. Arjuna de Silva has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) about a use of his name to promote a fake Ayurvedic drug for diabetes via online.
