Six petitions challenge ‘rehabilitation bureau’ draft bill
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says he is in receipt of copies of six petitions filed in the Supreme Court with regard to the draft bill on the setting up of a rehabilitation bureau.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says he is in receipt of copies of six petitions filed in the Supreme Court with regard to the draft bill on the setting up of a rehabilitation bureau.
The CTID has summoned more students of the Kelaniya and Rajarata universities for questioning.
There is no truth to reports that 10 more cabinet ministers will be sworn-in today (03), said a senior official at the Presidential Secretariat.
A special discussion took place yesterday (02) between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Most Rev. Dr. Harold Anthony Perera, Bishop of Kurunegala and the President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka at the Bishop House in Kurunegala.
India will provide a special financial assistance scheme to support the studies of 100 university students from economically backward families, Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagley announced.
Australian High Commissioner Paul Stephens called on Foreign Minister Ali Sabry at the Ministry on September 30. The Foreign Minister congratulated the High Commissioner on his appointment as the Head of the Mission to Sri Lanka.
A new task force will be appointed to combat the drug menace, says justice minister Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapakshe.
The government has waived the duties imposed on five imported raw materials for locally produced sanitary napkins.
The prices of two brands of cigarettes were increased at midnight yesterday (01).
Like-minded activists in the recent anti-government protests have decided to join together and enter politics, ‘Deshaya’ reports.