The Delta variant of covid-19 has spread dangerously in Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka and in the most densely populated city in the country, says … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
People’s Movement Against Militarization rallies at Lipton Roundabout
A protest was held at the Lipton Roundabout in Colombo yesterday (5th), demanding the immediate withdrawal of the Kotelawala National Defense University … [Read more...]
Preparations to make the vaccination card mandatory
It is reported that the government is focusing on making the card issued to ensure vaccination mandatory with the rapid spread of the Delta strain of the covid … [Read more...]
Corona infected five times more in society than in hospitals
Dr Padma Gunaratne, Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Medical Association, says that there are five times as many infected people in the society as there are … [Read more...]
Allow lawyers to meet poet Anaf Jazeem – Supreme Court orders
Supreme Court yesterday (4th) ordered prison officials that lawyers representing Anaf Jazeem, a Muslim poet who has been remanded in police custody for 10 … [Read more...]
Social media including Facebook should be banned – Nimal Siripala
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva says that steps should be taken to regulate social media networks including Facebook. Joining a debate in Parliament … [Read more...]
Journalist witnesses in Sri Lanka news she published about India
Major hospitals in several provinces, including the Colombo district, are overflowing with covid-19 patients. Meanwhile, Thilakshani Madhuwanthi, a … [Read more...]
Fever for more than two days? Seek medical advice immediately – DD of Health Services
Deputy Director of Health Services, Dr Hemantha Herath said that if a fever persists for more than two days, medical advice should be sought immediately. He … [Read more...]
National security not just about building military fence around country – Anura says in front of the President
Handing over a significant share of the country's energy sector to a foreign company would jeopardize the country's national security says JVP leader Anura … [Read more...]
Interim ban on recommendations of Presidential Commission on Political Revenge
The Court of Appeal has issued an interim injunction restraining Janaka Bandara, a senior State Counsel in the Attorney General's Department, from taking … [Read more...]
Reversal of chemical fertilizer ban begins
Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Finance has issued a new notification No. 2238/45 relaxing the gazette notification issued by the government banning the import of … [Read more...]
Teacher-principal salary anomalies cannot be eliminated – The President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated at a cabinet meeting yesterday (2nd) that the salary anomalies of teachers and principals cannot be eliminated at … [Read more...]
Education is not our problem, Teachers’ salaries cannot be increased – Gamini Lokuge
Minister of Transport Gamini Lokuge says that the education issue that has arisen is not their problem and there is no possibility of increasing the salaries of … [Read more...]
Complaint lodged with CID regarding death threats – Mahinda Jayasinghe
The General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers Service Union Mahinda Jayasinghe lodged a complaint with the CID yesterday (2nd) regarding the death threats made … [Read more...]
Cannot increase teachers’ salaries – Treasury Secretary SR Attygalle
Speaking at a discussion at the Government Information Department on economic management in the face of the epidemic, the Secretary to the Treasury said it is … [Read more...]
SLFP does not support Kotelawala Act
The People's Movement Against the Militarization of Education states that former President Maithripala Sirisena promised the organization that the SLFP would … [Read more...]
Extent of corona distribution in Sri Lanka
The Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health has released the latest map of the high-risk areas for the spread of corona in Sri Lanka. The Epidemiology … [Read more...]
Responding to the current political moment – Harini Amarasuriya, MP NPP
One of the things that I have learned, during the past 11 months in Parliament, is the importance of timing in politics. As a member of the Opposition in a … [Read more...]
Second post-mortem on servant girl conducted
The second post mortem on the body of 16-year-old Ishalini Jude, who died of burns while working as a servant in the house of MP Rishad Bathiudeen, was … [Read more...]
SLFP is not a major party in SLPP led alliance – Sagara Kariyawasam
General Secretary of the SLPP Attorney-at-Law Sagara Kariyawasam said recently that some sections of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) are misinterpreting the … [Read more...]