The chairman of the United National Party (UNP) chairman Wajira Abeywardena said cabinet members at the time voted in favour of the proposed anti-terrorism act (ATA) when it was first presented to Parliament in 2018.
The SLPP is a specific group of people with a political ideology, not a gang of a several persons, said FPC MP Prof. Charitha Herath.
State minister of indigenous medicine Sisira Jayakody has demanded the immediate resignation of chairperson of the Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation Sagala Abeyawickrama.
While conceding that state institutions running at a loss need to be reformed, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa alleges the present regime plans to sell off the profit-making ones as well.
Thehas Rithmitha Kiringoda of Ananda College won the Under-9 open championship title at the recently concluded world Schools Chess Championship.
Addressing the 30 year development plan of the Colombo North Port workshop, on Friday (21) in Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the government’s intention is to make Sri Lanka an air and sea hub in the region.
The Marine Environment Prevention Authority (MEPA) is to handover a final damage evaluation report to the attorney general in the coming week with regard to the X-Press Pearl marine disaster.
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led by former president Maithripala Sirisena has failed in an attempt to get its breakaways who have joined the government to return to the party, political sources said.
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has asked the Sri Lankan Government to repeal laws that criminalise homosexuality and LGBT people.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the European Union (EU) today officially launched a new programme to strengthen food security in Sri Lanka by boosting the productivity and sustainability of the paddy cultivation sector.
