DO YOUR PART AND DEPART PLEASE! NAMAL

Namal, ‘Do YOUR part and depart please!’ A hashtag by Minister – Namal Rajapaksa has sparked ire among the Twitterati. “I have instructed the Sec of @MoYS_SriLanka to seek approval of the Sec of Public Administration to bring in to…

FOR SAFEGUARDING GOVERNMENT EX PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MINISTER ARIYAWATHIE JEERED BY THE CROWD

Ariyawathie hooted at for trying to safeguard the govt Former Provincial Council Minister Ariyawathie Galappaththi who participated in a program organized by the National Fisheries Cooperation Movement and the Eastern Provincial Council Women’s Federation on the occasion of ‘International Women’s…

INJUNCTION ORDER ISSUED BY SUPREME COURT SUSPENDING DECISION OF CABINET MINISTERS IN GRANTING OFFICIAL RESIDENCE TO MS

Court issues ruling on Paget Road residence given to MS The Supreme Court has issued an injunction order suspending the decision by the Cabinet of Ministers to grant the official residence down Paget Road to former President Maithripala Sirisena on…

DECISION TO MANUFACTURE NUMBER PLATES LOCALLY AT A FACTORY IN KOLONNAWA

Number plates to be made in SL The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing has stated that it has been decided to manufacture vehicle number plates locally at a factory in Kolonnawa. The decision had been taken on the directives…

FINANCE MINISTRY REDUCES TAX ON IMPORTED DATES BY RS 199/-

Tax on imported dates slashed by Rs. 199 The Finance Ministry has decided to drop the Special Commodity Tax imposed on a kilogram of imported dates by Rs. 199/-. The tax which stood at Rs. 200/- will now be Rs.…

SLPP AUTHORITIES HAVE NO INTENTION OF APPOINTING RANIL AS THE NEXT PREMIER

No intention to appoint Ranil as PM – SLPP The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has stated that the party has no intention to appoint UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s next Prime Minister. Speaking at a SLPP media…

COURT OF APPEAL DIRECTS THE PETITION FILED BY PATALI CHAMPIKA RANAWAKA TO BE TAKEN UP ON MAY 19

Patali’s petition to be taken up on May 19 The Court of Appeal today (28) directed that the petition filed by former Minister Patali Champika seeking an order to suspend the hearing of the case filed against him in connection…

FURTHER ONE BILLION $ LOAN SOUGHT FROM INDIA TO IMPORT ESSENTIALS

SL seeks further $1 bn credit line from India Sri Lanka has sought an additional credit line of $1 billion from India to import essentials amid its worst economic crisis in decades, two sources said on Monday (28), as the…

INCREASE OF TRAIN FARES APPROVED BY THE CABINET

Cabinet approval to revise train fares Cabinet has granted approval for Sri Lanka Lanka Railways to revise train fares of several categories. Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama has said that the Railways General Manager has been instructed to formulate the report…

CHINA CONTEMPLATES ON A US $ ONE BILLION LOAN TO SRI LANKA TO SETTLE EXISTING LOANS

PROPOSED LOAN OF US $ 1 BILLION TO BE UTILIZED FOR SETTLEMENT OF OUTSTANDING LOANS The proposed US $ 1 billion loan to be obtained from China will be utilised to settle the previous loans taken by Sri Lanka from…