MINISTER OF TOURISM,CHAIRPERSON OF THE SRI LANKA TOURISM PROMOTION BUREAU KIMALI FERNANDO AND THEIR COLLEAGUES HAVE SPENT RS 120,542,316.39 FOR JUST FIVE TOURISM TRAVEL FAIRS IN 4 COUNTRIES

Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga, Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Kimali Fernando and their entourage have spent Rs. 120,542,316.39 for five tourism travel fairs held in four countries this year. The Tourism Minister had attended three out…

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS POSTPONED BY ONE YEAR,CABINET PAPER ALREADY SUBMITTED

LG elections delayed by one year! The government has decided to postpone the local government elections by one year, according to government sources. The sources say that the relevant Cabinet paper has already been submitted to the Cabinet by the…

THE CABINET IS YET TO DECIDE WHETHER TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND TO OVERCOME THE DOLLAR CRISIS

The Cabinet has failed to reach a final decision on seeking financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to overcome the current foreign exchange crisis. The Cabinet met yesterday under the patronage of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as President…

“YUGADANAVI”PROJECT THE BRAINCHILD OF POWERFUL UNCLE’S AND SONS”

Powerful uncles and sons behind Power Holdings that bought Yugadanavi” Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade union representative Ranjan Jayalal said the country should immediately be told who the powerful figures are behind Sri Lanka Power Holdings LLC, registered in Orange…

DAYASIRI JAYASEKERA SLFP GENERAL SECRETARY BELEIVES IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AT OUR PRESENT CRISIS

SLFP General Secretary Bats For IMF Support: “Other Countries Seem To Be Less Supportive Of Sri Lanka” SLFP General Secretary Bats For IMF Support: Other Countries Seem To Be Less Supportive Of Sri Lanka State Minister and SLFP General Secretary…

PRIME MINISTER MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA IS TO CHAIR A MEETING AT TEMPLE TREES IN THE ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT

Special meeting at Temple Trees for ministers while President is overseas A special discussion is to be held at Temple Trees at 10.00 am tomorrow (14) chaired by Prime minister – Mahinda Rajapaksa. A statement issued by the Department of…

IN AN EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE NOTIFICATION AS PROROGUED PARLIAMENT UNTIL JANUARY 18 2022 at 10 AM

Parliament prorogued President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in an Extraordinary Gazette has prorogued Parliament with effect from midnight yesterday (12) until 10 am on January 18, 2022.

YUGADANVI POWER PLANT PROJECT TO BE DICUSSED IN PARLIAMENT TODAY FOCUSSING ON THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES CRISIS

Yugadanavi deal to be discussed at Cabinet The meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers scheduled to be held today (13) will focus more attention on the foreign exchange reserves crisis. Finance Ministry Secretary Sajith Attygalle and Central Bank Governor Ajith…

LONG TERM EFFORTS IN LABOUR MOVEMENT OF 10 TRADE UNION ACTIVISTS RECOGNIZED BY PAYING TRIBUTES

State honors for 10 Trade Union activists State tributes will be paid to 10 prominent trade union leaders in recognition of their long-term efforts in the country’s labor movement. The event will be held on Dec. 15 at Temple Trees…

ALLEGED BRITISH CITIZENSHIP SAGA OF SAMAGI JANA BALAVEGAYA (SJB) DIANA GAMAGE, HELD UP SEEKS CHIEF JUSTICE’S INTERVENTION

Probe into SJB MP’s alleged British citizenship held up: CJ’s intervention sought Civil society activist Oshala Herath has sought Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya’s intervention to expedite investigations into a complaint he lodged with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Nov…