First indigenous community member to win national sports event (Video)
A member of the indigenous community has won gold in the men’s 42 km marathon event at the 47th national sports competition.
A member of the indigenous community has won gold in the men’s 42 km marathon event at the 47th national sports competition.
A media organisation has requested the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest police officers responsible for the alleged assault on peaceful protestors gathering at the Galle Face Green to remember the southern activists who died recently during the anti-Rajapaksa government protests.
The government’s proposed tax policy will sink the middle class economy to the lowest, says SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva.
In addition to being accused of swindling massive sums of money from rich businessmen, Thilini Priyamali has also defrauded foreign currency by posing as an agent importing crude oil, Lankdeepa reported.
While ruling that it cannot proceed with the charges filed under the Public Property Act in the first Central Bank (CBSL) bond scam case, the Colombo Permanent High Court trial-at-bar ordered that all other charges be taken up for pre-trial hearing on December 16.
Arrangements will be made to hold the election for local government bodies before March 20 next year, said chairman of the Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa.
A prominent teacher’s union in the country has urged government authorities responsible for the protection of children to take necessary actions against the male and female police officers who had allegedly tortured and abused children at the Galle Face Green.
The Welfare Benefit Fast Track Program ‘Leave No One Behind’ targeting low-income families, which was initiated as per the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has so far received 2.3 million applications, according to the Welfare Benefit Board.
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) is investigating two complaints with regard to the presence of small children at a public protest at Galle Face promenade in Colombo three days ago.
Estate owners have agreed to raise the festival advance for workers to Rs. 15,000 in view of the prevailing economic difficulties, said the deputy leader of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress Bharath Arulsamy.