CHARITHA RATWATTE AND TISSA VITHARANA RE-APPOINTED AS CHAIRMEN OF COPE AND COPA

Charitha & Tissa re-appointed as chairmen of COPE & COPA Chairmen have been elected for the Committee of Selection to serve in the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) for the Second Session of the…

FAMOUS FALSE GUN TOOTING HAMBANTOTA MAYOR ERAJ FERNANDO RESIGNS

Gun-tooting H’tota Mayor resigns Hambantota Mayor – Eraj Fernando has resigned from the post. Last month, Lanka Salt Company Chairman – Mr. Nishantha Sandabarana lodged a complaint with the Police Headquarters alleging that he had received death threats from Mr.…

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE WEF 30th APRIL NOT TO ALLOW UNVACCINATED PERSONS ENTERING TO PUBLIC PLACES-FEAR OF BOOSTER FREEZERS

A Government gazette issued recently will enforce a ban on the entry of unvaccinated persons to public places with the ban expected to come into effect from April 30 While some claim it as a violation of human rights, others…

CHAIRMAN COCONUT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY KEERTHI SRI WEERASINGHE RESIGNS

CDA chairman resigns Chairman of the Coconut Development Authority (CDA) Keerthi Sri Weerasinghe has resigned from his post, reports say. A few days back, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa had decided to appoint a committee of three senior cabinet ministers to investigate…

TAMIL NADU TEAM TO ARRIVE IN SRI LANKA FOR INDIAN FISHING BOATS AUCTIONING

Indian fishing boat auctioning : TN team to arrive in SL The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has issued a statement regarding media queries on the recent auctioning of Indian fishing boats seized while in Sri Lankan waters. “High…

NARENDRA MODI URGED BY TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER TO INTERVENE TO STOP AUCTIONING OF 135 INDIAN FISHING BOATS SEIZED BY SL NAVY

Tamil Nadu CM urges Modi to stop auctioning of Indian fishermen’s boats Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s urgent intervention to stop the proposed auction of over 100 boats belonging to Tamil Nadu fishermen by…

FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES IN SRI LANKA FALL FURTHER-CBSL REPORTS REVEAL

Sri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves fall further : Latest CBSL data released Sri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves have fallen over 24% to 2.36 billion US$ by end of January, Central Bank data shows. “2.36 billion US$ includes the 10 billion…

GAMMANPILA –KETAGODA IN VERBAL CLASH AT TEMPLE TREES

Gammanpila – Ketagoda clash! Several SLPP members including Minister of Energy – Udaya Gammanpila and MP Jayantha Ketagoda have reportedly clashed during a meeting of the government MP group held at Temple Trees today (07). The clash had begun after…

STATE INTENDS ON BORROWINGS TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR WITH ESSENTIAL GOODS FOR SIX MONTHS

Government prepares to celebrate Avurudu with loans Sri Lanka is seeking two loan facilities to purchase essential goods for the upcoming Avurudhu season and the next few months; USD 1 Bn from India and USD 200 Mn from Australia. Minister…

TWELVE THOUSAND PENSIONERS DEPRIVED OF PENSION GRATUITY OWIN TO RETIREMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANTS AMOUNT EXCEEDS RS 133 BILLION

Over 133 billion held depriving 12,000 pensioners their payments! The Ministry of Public Services, Local Government and Provincial Councils has informed the Cabinet that 12,843 retirees have been severely affected by the non-payment of pension gratuity due on the retirement…