Two Tamil rights activists were today (22) released on bail, a day after they were arrested during a protest against alleged land-grabbing in Mullaitivu with the backing of the state.
A new constitution for Football Sri Lanka was passed with more than two thirds of vote at a special annual general meeting held today (22).
The construction of a temple at Kurunthurmalai is continuing under military protection despite a prohibition order by a court in Mullaitivu, reports say.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that a special book exhibition including books and documents of rare and historical value that have been taken from Sri Lanka to foreign countries, is expected to be organized in conjunction with the 75th Independence Commemoration.
Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says he is yet to be informed that he has been removed by the SLFP as its senior vice president.
A major crisis in the state health sector is unavoidable if nearly 300 medical specialists retire on a single day as per the new retirement age of 60 years, warns the Association of Medical Specialists.
More activists of the Ceylon Bank Employees Union (CBEU) have been summoned by the CID for questioning.
SriLankan Airlines has partnered with the Bank of Ceylon (BOC) and reached a new milestone in mobile technology and payments at the airline’s cargo terminal in Katunayake with the introduction of the BOC SmartPay mobile platform facility.
Sandya Ekneligoda, the wife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, has accused the government of adopting impunity as its unofficial policy relating to human rights in Sri Lanka.
Two persons are being questioned at Mullaitivu police station following a protest against state-backed construction of a Buddhist temple at Kurunthurmalai in violation of a court order, says Journalists for Democracy – Sri Lanka.
