Dr Asela Gunawardena, Director General of Health Services has issued a new set of health guidelines for the administration of covid-19 with effect from … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2021
Do ministers come to Parliament to show their faces to President? – Speaker
The Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena questioned in Parliament today (30th) whether the Ministers come to Parliament to show their faces to the President when he … [Read more...]
Rambukkana’ Pohottu’ MP caught with illegal timber
Nalin Buddhika Jayasuriya, an SLPP Member of Rambukkana Pradeshiya Sabha representing the Hiriwadunna ward, was arrested by the Narambedda STF today (29th) at … [Read more...]
We will not leave the government – Dayasiri assures
Secretary-General of the SLFP Dayasiri Jayasekara says that no decision has been taken to leave the government.He says the SLFP hopes to continue working with … [Read more...]
Deputy Director-General of Health Services on a Government Contract
According to the government's Dinamina newspaper, Deputy Director-General of Health Services Dr Hemantha Herath has stated that the recent teachers' protests … [Read more...]
Army brutally attacks journalist Vishwalingam
It is reported that Journalist Vishwalingam Vishwachandran had been brutally attacked by troops in Mullaittivu.Journalist Vishwachandran who was injured in the … [Read more...]
A fraudulent budget that deceives people in three ways – University Alumni Action Center
This year's budget is a fraudulent budget that has deceived the people in three ways, says the University Alumni Action Center.The Center said this at a media … [Read more...]
A crucial secret leaked about bonds
A Parliamentary Hansard report reveals that the issuance of international sovereign bonds has raised serious suspicions of massive financial plunder since its … [Read more...]
Government imported Poison fertilizer – Anura Dissanayake
The government had given permission for the import of poisonous TSP fertilizer says the Leader of the JVP Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament yesterday … [Read more...]
Selling Yugadanavi to America – five-member panel of judges to hear petition
A five-member Supreme Court bench has been named to consider fundamental rights petitions seeking annulment of Cabinet's decision to transfer state-owned shares … [Read more...]
Ella Pradeshiya Sabha budget defeated for the second time
The budget for the year 2022 of the UNP controlled Ella Pradeshiya Sabha has been defeated for the second time.When the budget was presented for the second … [Read more...]
Another gas explosion
A gas explosion has taken place in the Kandegedara area in Nikaweratiya today afternoon (26th), causing severe damage to the house, according to Nikaweratiya … [Read more...]
A new variant with ten mutations
WHO has warned of a new variety of COVID-19 that is ten times more potent than the Delta variant, which is a combination of ten variants of COVID.Named … [Read more...]
Money in savings accounts will have less value
The value of money deposited in savings accounts of banks or other financial institutions is rapidly declining as inflation intensifies, point out Economic … [Read more...]
Today – a day of mourning in Kinniya
Shops in Kinniya have been closed and declared a day of mourning in memory of those killed in the Kinniya Kurinjankarni tragedy. Shops were closed and white … [Read more...]
Electrical engineers launch ‘work-to-rule’ trade union action
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Engineers' Union says that a continuous trade union action has been launched today (25) based on six demands with effect from … [Read more...]
Martin Wijesinghe, lover of Sinharaja, bids farewell
Martin Wijesinghe, involved in the conservation of the Sinharaja Forest, which is considered a World Heritage Site and carried out many studies on it, passed … [Read more...]
Health workers on strike
Fifteen non-medical unions including the Nursing and Paramedical Services have commenced a 48-hour token strike from 07.00 a.m. today (24th). The strike is … [Read more...]
Permission from today to import chemical fertilizers & pesticides
The Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage states that permission will be granted to import chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides with … [Read more...]
Sumith removed from post of Registrar of Pesticides
Registrar of Pesticides Dr. J.A. Sumith has been removed from his post with immediate effect fas a result of a gazette notification lifting the ban on five … [Read more...]