Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena announced in Parliament yesterday the names of civil persons appointed to the Constitutional Council. The Prime Minister in his capacity as the minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government, announced that the Parliament resolved that the under mentioned persons who not being Members of Parliament to be […]
By Ifham Nizam A crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer), one of the oldest reptile species at the National Zoological Gardens, died yesterday, due to old age, a Zoo official said. Zoo’s Director General, Dr. Thilak Premakantha, told The Island that though there are plenty of crocodile species at the zoo, Cuban was the one and only one […]
Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane has highlighted the significance of Sri Lanka’s economic partnership with the UK, under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), which provides duty free access to the UK market, as well as in other sectors, such as enhancing UK’s contribution to Sri Lanka’s tourism and skilled labour migration. Wijewardane addressed this issue […]
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday (18) informed the Supreme Court that once nominations for Local Government polls closed on January 21, necessary measures would be taken to conduct the local government (LG) polls. Saliya Pieris, PC, gave this assurance to the SC, on behalf of the EC. The President of the Bar Association appeared for […]
Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has sent the following response to the caption of our front-page picture yesterday. “I refer to the caption that appeared with my picture in your esteemed newspaper on Wednesday (18). It was accurately stated that the overseas travel ban against me had been extended by the Honourable Magistrate […]