President's chief of staff and senior advisor on national security Sagala Ratnayaka has ordered the return of 100 acres of private land in the north to their owners.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) should be brought to the ‘zero’ at the local government polls to put an end to family-rule in politics, said the leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF) Wimal Weerawansa.
Chief of staff of the president and senior advisor on national security Sagala Ratnayaka met New Zealand’s high commissioner in Colombo Michael Appleton at the Presidential Secretariat recently.
Social media had been excited with reports of the Viharamaha Devi statue located near Ruwanweli Stupa in Anuradhapura being adorned with a traditional ‘Osariya’ and modern costumes.
The gazette notification on the prorogation of the 3rd session of the 9th Parliament was issued by President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake and will be effective from midnight today (27).
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry expressed his willingness to enhance the employment opportunities for Sri Lankans in skilled, semi-skilled and professional categories in Saudi Arabia.
Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara has intervened to stop the smuggling of unregistered mobile into Sri Lanka after the Mobile Phone Importers Association apprised him regarding the organized racket of smuggling mobile phones into the country using individuals as carriers, depriving the government of tax revenue and posing a threat to the national security.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe pointed out that the industrial education and training opportunities in Sri Lanka should be improved by introducing modern technology required to surpass the new industrial technology and digital economy of the fourth and fifth industrial revolutions.
MP Patali Champika Ranawaka says the protein quality of eggs should be given priority during production and when deciding the price.
As many as 42 pilots tendered their resignations last week to SriLankan Airlines, according to a top official of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
