The dispute over the issuance of visas at the Katunayake airport is a slap in the face of the government over its privatisation policy, said FPC MP Dullas Alahapperuma.
The funeral of Dr. Nalin de Silva is due to take place at 1.00 pm tomorrow (05) at California, USA.
The number of BBC World Service journalists working in exile is estimated to have nearly doubled, to 310, since 2020.
An investigation will take place to determine if any act of sabotage was involved in the dispute over issuance of visas at the Katunayake airport after the task was handed over to a foreign company,
Political attacks on journalists are increasing across the globe, according to the annual World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders.
Once again, survey department officials had to withdraw from charting a LTTE cemetery at Alampil in Mullaitivu due to objections raised by Tamils of the area.
The telephone party will be disconnected from politics within weeks of May Day, said UNP leader for Colombo Ravi Karunanayake.
The Freedom People's Congress (FPC) will field a patriot as it presidential candidate and go on to build a new patriotic force, said its deputy president Udaya Gammanpila.
The country has achieved a significant victory by reviving the economy and recording foreign reserves in excess of five billion US dollars within two years of bankruptcy, said finance state minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa says he is still undecided, although ex-president Maithripala Sirisena announced him as a presidential candidate.
