State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe posting on ‘X’ has announced that Rs 8,755 million being ‘Aswesuma’ payments for the month of October due to 1,406,932 beneficiary families will be credited to their accounts from Tuesday (05) onward.
National Security Adviser and President's Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayaka has directed the heads of relevant institutions to submit reports on the progress and future plans of the Beira Lake Development Project to the President by December 15.
The highly controversial and draconian Law-Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has come in for international focus and condemnation once again.
Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reform, Wijayedasa Rajapakse, unveiled plans to introduce a new legislative framework aimed at regulating microfinance institutions operating within the country.
Police have allegedly obstructed a remembrance in Mullaitivu for 32 Tamil civilians murdered 39 years ago.
The media club of Vavuniya held a protest on 02 demanding the police immediately halted repression of the media.
The Mawbima Janatha Party will introduce a well-planned programme that cannot be rejected by the people who love the Sri Lankan culture and identity, said its leader Dilith Jayaweera.
People are now in dire need of a social transformation, not just a change in government, said National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
In a significant development at the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai, President Ranil Wickremesinghe engaged in a strategic meeting with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation yesterday (03), the President’s Media Division said.
Veteran cinema, theater and television actor Suminda Sirisena passed away this morning (04) at the age of 75.
