Pvt. company issued WoR to import 38 drugs sans NMRA evaluation – COPE It was revealed in the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that a private company named ‘Savorite’ was issued Waiver of Registration (WoR) certificates to import 38 types…

Monkeys to be relocated to an island A decision has been taken to relocate wild monkeys to an island under a pilot project, as a solution to mitigate crop destruction, NPP MP Jagath Manuwarna said. Speaking to reporters, MP Manuwarna…

Sumanthiran welcomes UK sanctions Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) General Secretary and former MP M.A. Sumanthiran has welcomed the recent sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom (UK) Government on four individuals, three of whom are former military commanders of the…

Transformative digitization initiative launched for some ministries Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Ports, Aviation, Transport, and Highways has launched a transformative digitization initiative aimed at modernizing operations across all affiliated institutions. This program was officially set in motion during a high-level…

Julie Chung visits UNP HQ Sirikotha A discussion has been held between US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung and senior members of the United National Party (UNP) at the party headquarters in Sirikotha today. Accordingly, Ambassador Julie Chung had…

Namal says removing former CJ Shirani was wrong Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa says former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake should not have been impeached under the Mahinda Rajapaksa regime. Shirani Bandaranayake had corruption charges levelled against her…

Gampola schoolgirl abduction : Youth recognized for rescue attempt The Sri Lanka Police has felicitated a youth who had attempted to rescue a 19-year-old girl who was abducted in the Davulagala area in Gampola in January. The youth, who had…

Govt to establish new restaurants for affordable & nutritious meals Programme to Establish New Restaurants for Affordable and Nutritious Meals The government to launch a nationwide initiative aimed at establishing new restaurants, guaranteeing food security and providing the public access…

Midnight Crackdown: IUSF says students arrested near Health Ministry The Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) claims that 27 student activists, including its Convenor Madushan Chandrajith, were arrested during a police raid at the Satyagraha site outside the Ministry of Health in…

Riding the Indian Wave: World’s Fifth Largest Economy on Sri Lanka’s Shores A conference titled ‘Riding the Indian Wave: World’s Fifth Largest Economy on Sri Lanka’s Shores’ was held today (March 27) at ITC Ratnadipa Hotel, Colombo. This conference was…