Govt. abandons plans for snap presidential polls
The government has abandoned plans to hold snap presidential polls, ‘Deshaya’ reports.
The government has abandoned plans to hold snap presidential polls, ‘Deshaya’ reports.
Justice is yet to be ensured for the government MPs whose properties were set ablaze in May last year, according to a group of SLPP MPs.
A Health Ministry official is delaying 400 internship appointments in order to get his daughter included in the list, government doctors allege.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will tour India on July 20 for talks with premier Narendra Modi and other top Indian political figures, political sources said.
Cabinet approval will be sought for a trial project on cannabis cultivation, said state minister Dilum Amunugama.
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne has submitted a private members bill to amend the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act, No 14 of 2002 to transfer the powers vested in the minister of finance to parliament.
Opposition lawmaker Harsha de Silva revealed in Parliament that around 7 million Sri Lankans currently live in poverty, shedding light on the alarming state of poverty in the country.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is ready to face any election at any point, said former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.
China has thanked Sri Lanka for having deported a Chinese fugitive wanted over a narcotic crime.
Import restrictions have been relaxed on more than 300 items including electronic equipment, sanitary-ware and food, according to a gazette notification.