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Ashok Priyantha, Minister of State for Home Affairs, said that the cost of this year's Independence Celebrations is 20 crore rupees. The Minister of State mentioned that an estimate of more than 57 crore rupees was received, and the Presidential...

Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said that at this time, the country does not need an election, and if an election is held, it will be impossible to pay Samurdhi, pensions and government employee salaries. He pointed out that it is impossible...

The fact finding committee chairperson recently handed over the report of an investigation committee to the minister of sports. The committee investigated into the participation of the Sri Lankan cricket team that represented Sri Lanka in the ICC T/20 World...

The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced a partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further enhance the Bank’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education projects and the delivery of STEM education to selected underperforming schools in Sri...

It is reported that the news published by some media that the General Treasury officials have informed the Election Commission that if the local government election is held at this time, the amount requested by the Election Commission can be...

Dr. Hemali Kotalawala, Director General of the Department of Animal Production and Health, says that due to the presence of bird flu, recommendations cannot be given to import eggs from India and Pakistan. Accordingly, in a background where the government...

Mr. Prasanna Ranatunga, Minister of Urban Development and Housing, says that it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to provide the necessary provisions for the upcoming local government elections. He emphasizes that the Election Commission has called nominations for...

The Sri Lanka branch of Qatar Charity, which was declared a banned organization during Gotabaya Rajapaksa's regime, has reopened yesterday. Sarath Weerasekera, who was the Minister of Public Security at that time, worked to ban Qatar Charity and that organization...

The change of presidents of Sri Lanka in 2022 did not lead to any improvement in the country’s human rights record, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023. During 2022, thousands of Sri Lankans took to the...

The Supreme Court ruled that fundamental human rights had been violated by Ex-President Maithripala Sirisena, Ex-Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, Ex-IGP Pujith Jayasundara, Ex-Chief of State Intelligence Nilantha Jayawardene, Ex-Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendis by not taking action to prevent...