The chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice, Karu Jayasuriya has called on president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to unite all progressive forces in the country at this crucial time when the country is in the midst of a complex health crisis.
Five Indian nationals, two women and their three daughters, who are staying at a leading resort in Gintota, have tested positive for Covid-19, the Office of the Galle District Director of Health Services said.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially became a grandfather as his son, Manoj and his wife Sewwandi were blessed with a baby girl, it is reported.
Four parliamentarians have not attended a single parliamentary session for the month of April, it is learnt.
The United National Party (UNP) has raised concerns over the availability of PCR tests in the country.
Attorney General Dappula de Livera who is scheduled to retire on May 20, has declined an offer by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be appointed Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Canada, it is learnt.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) hasn't permitted Wanni District Parliamentarian and Leader of All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), Rishad Bathiudeen, who is being detained and questioned by the CID under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to attend Parliament on Tuesday (04).
It is reported that Laugfs Gas PLC, one of the largest providers of LP gas in Sri Lanka, is facing a serious financial crisis.
As reported in the Daily Mirror yesterday (03), the new chairman of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) had stated that approval for the Sinopharm vaccine will be granted only after the World Health Organisation (WHO) grants approval to the Sinopharm vaccine and therefore it is understood that this is the policy of the Government and the NMRA of which I am no longer an official, Senior Consultant Pediatrician and the President of the Association of Medical Specialists of Sri Lanka Dr. LakKumar Fernando said.
