Treasury secretary Mahinda Siriwardana has informed the Election Commission of a difficulty in funding the local government polls.
The UNP has approval from its working committee to formulate a new constitution for the party.
A two-day workshop for Colombo youths who aspire to be journalists takes place from February 21, said its organizer, Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Postal voting for the local government polls could take place as scheduled depending on the availability of the ballot papers by tomorrow (18), said the Election Commission.
Rice mill owners have ruled out a Rs. 100 per kg price for paddy in the presence of a certified price imposed by the state.
Israel has given an assurance to labour and foreign employment minister Manusha Nanayakkara to recruit 2,000 female caregivers from Sri Lanka this year.
SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne has proposed establishing a separate and unified revenue administration agency as a timely need.
A former sports minister, Bandula Basnayake, passed away while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital yesterday (16).
The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) called on the government and all other political parties to accurately assess the complex crisis which is being emerged in the country and arrive at a consensus, without delaying an election in which the sovereign power of the people will be properly exercised.
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) today filed a fundamental rights petition (SC/FR 65/2023) in the Supreme Court naming 47 Respondents, in relation to the steps taken by the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Health, the Ministry of Health, and the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) to procure medical supplies from two Indian private companies.
