By Shamindra Ferdinando The Opposition yesterday (08) lambasted Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena for what it called a move to disrupt the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) ahead of the vote on a Bill titled ‘Central Bank of Sri Lanka.’ Top spokespersons for the Nidahas Janatha Sabhawa (NJS) Prof. G.L. Peiris, MP, and the main Opposition Samagi […]
Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment Minister Geetha Kumarasinghe yesterday said that she received an assurance from French Ambassador in Colombo Jean-Francois Pactet that France would support the ongoing school midday meal programme, through UNICEF. Sri Lanka has received the backing of the international community to expand the free meal programme in the wake of […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Foreign Affairs Ministry strongly defended its decision to set up a new diplomatic mission in Bucharest, Romania, on the basis it could help Sri Lanka generate revenue through what the Public Diplomacy Division of the Foreign Ministry called, safe and legal labour migration. Priyanga Wickramasinghe, Director, PDD, said so in response […]
The Cabinet of Ministers has banned entertainment events and political meetings at the Galle Face Green with effect from April 20. However, the Presidential Media Division (PMD) earlier announced that the Sinhala and Tamil Avurudu celebrations would be held at the Galle Face, on Saturday, for government servants. The Island sought an explanation from the […]
MP Kaviratne alleges striking Uni lectures serving private institutions By Shamindra Ferdinando Education Minister Susil Premjayantha has alleged that extremist elements are seeking to exploit the student community by delaying the evaluation of the answer scripts of the 2022 GCE A/L examination. Referring to a State Intelligence report, Minister Premjayantha urged the Federation of University […]