Ranil, Sagala responsible if any harm comes to my life – Roshan
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his chief-of-staff Sagala Ratnayake will be responsible should any harm come to my life, said sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe today (27).
New police chief to be finalized today!
A new police chief is expected to be finalized at a meeting today (27) chaired by the president and the public security minister.
Human Rights Commission’s instructions ignored
State entities have ignored a vast majority of instructions given by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) in 2022.
Medical supplies division refuses to accept supplies
The Health Ministry’s medical supplies division is not receiving supplies following the arrest of four of its top officials.
Free condoms for youths to curb HIV
Health authorities are providing youth with free condoms after finding a high prevalence of HIV positive cases among them.
Sajith attempting what pro-LTTE groups failed, says Namal
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa is now attempting to strip ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa of his civic rights after pro-LTTE and other groups failed to do so, charged MP Namal Rajapaksa.
Online Safety Bill: 56% think it will curtail freedom - Report
In a survey commissioned by Verité Research, 56% of those who said they knew about the Online Safety Bill also said it will reduce the freedom of using social media.
Rs. 5,000 salary hike for public servants from January
The proposed hike in the Cost-of-Living (COL) allowance for public servants and pensioners will be effective from January, a spokesman for the Government said yesterday (26).
2,367 children enrolled in popular schools outside formal system: Auditor General Report
The 2022 annual auditor general report claimed that 2,367 children have been enrolled in popular schools outside the formal system for nearly three years.
Manusha calls for ban on religion, ethnicity-based political parties
Political parties on ethnic or religious lines established to gain narrow political advantage by sowing racism should be banned, labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said.