Sri Lanka Tea Board chairman Niraj De Mel says that under a memorandum of understanding between Iran and Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka commenced the repayment of its USD 250.9 million fuel debt to Iran through tea exports on August 05.
The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ), led by former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya in a statement has reminded the Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) of its duty to call for timely elections.
Founder of DP Education Dhammika Perera claims to have given education worth Rs. 4,000 million so far for the Galle district.
The Fundamental Rights petition filed by a lawyer seeking a declaration that the Presidential election should not be held without a referendum on the 19th amendment to the Constitution, was dismissed by the Supreme Court with a Rs. 500,000 cost.
The Supreme Court has ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena and two others who were ordered to pay compensation to the victims for failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, to complete their outstanding payments before August 30, 2024.
The SJB aims to restore Sri Lanka’s past glory as a centre and paradise for education, said its leader Sajith Premadasa.
The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) disclosed that a 6-acre land, belonging to the Urban Development Authority, located at James Peiris Mawatha, Colombo 02, was leased for Rs 12 billion for 99 years in 2019, without the approval of the Board of Directors.
