By Rathindra Kuruwita President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday asked Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakse to take steps to ensure that incidents that allowed drug addicts to escape from the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre would not occur again. Some drug addicts undergoing rehabilitation at the centre escaped during a clash between two groups, on Sunday. Wickremesinghe is on an official […]
GL asks govt. to secure int’l assistance to recover stolen money By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday (07) suggested that the government seriously consider securing UN support for the recovery of stolen public assets. Addressing the media at the Nawala Office of ‘Nidahasa Jathika Sabhawa’ consisting of 13 rebel SLPP MPs, Prof. Peiris said […]
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana yesterday (08) announced that the proposed appointment of 17 Sectoral Oversight Committees had been included in the Order Paper of the Parliament. Referring to the proposed appointment of three committees to be established, the Speaker had requested all MPs to extend necessary support. Accordingly, approval for incidental matters, related to these […]
Despite an official freeze on costly mega projects, Sri Lankan Highway Ministry officials are pressurising the country Road Development Authority (RDA) to fin
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Despite an official freeze on costly mega projects, Sri Lankan Highway Ministry officials are pressurising the country s Road Development Authority (RDA) to finalise a USD 550 million elevated highway, to a Chinese company local media reported. World News | Sri Lankan Officials Lobby for Chinese Company to Get Elevated Highway Project.