By Dinasena Ratugamage The 2023 budget for the Jaffna Municipal Council lost by seven votes on Wednesday.The budget was presented by Jaffna Mayor, S. Maniwannan. 11 councillors voted for the budget while 18 voted against it. Several political parties including the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) abstained. There are 45 councillors at the Jaffna Municipal […]
President Ranil Wickremasinghe said that special programs are needed to boost the tourism industry and that steps were being taken to commence a cable car service between Pattipola and Boralanda for those visiting the world’s End. The president stressed that nothing should be done in such a way as to harm the environment and hoped […]
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By Akitha Perera The rule of law had collapsed, Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) MP Hector Appuhamy said speaking to journalists in Colombo. “Everyone is scared. The crime rate has increased. People are wondering what the police are doing. Even multimillionaires are being killed in the middle of Colombo. The previous Gotabaya Rajapaksa government undermined all […]
Sri Lanka is waiting for financing assurances from its bilateral creditors, including India and China, to tap support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe has told The Hindu in an interview. Over the past few months, Sri Lanka has been in talks with China, Japan, and India […]