Move to put off LG polls!
Parties in the opposition say they will support the passage of the draft bill on election expenditure regulation if it does not disrupt the upcoming local government polls.
Parties in the opposition say they will support the passage of the draft bill on election expenditure regulation if it does not disrupt the upcoming local government polls.
Award-winning veteran filmmaker Dr. Sumithra Peiris has died, aged 88.
The local government election could be postponed even after the nominations were called, according to former chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya.
Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane and Permanent Under Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom Sir Philip Barton held discussions at the Foreign Ministry in Colombo on Tuesday (17).
The police have arrested a male university student, who is suspected to have hacked a fellow female undergraduate to death near the Race Course Ground in Colombo 07.
Although Sri Lanka is looking to expand the exploration of its mining industry, the Government will only promote sustainable, economic and socially responsible mining and exploration practices, Environment Minister Naseer Ahamed said.
The Chinese embassy in Colombo has rebuked the U.S. Ambassador's recent remarks on China over Sri Lanka's debt restructuring process.
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will commence exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)/Marine Exercise (MAREX) Sri Lanka 2023 with the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force in Colombo from Jan. 19 - 26, 2023.
The approval for Sri Lanka’s USD 2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is unlikely to be finalised by March despite assurances given by the government, the Leader of the 43 Brigade MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said.
The cabinet has approved a proposal to pay the salaries of non-executive government employees on stipulated dates.