Category: Other News
New State Minister for Community Police Services sworn in today
Dilum Amunugama has been appointed as the State Minister for Community Police Services, in addition to his current portfolios, stated the President’s Media Division. He was sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning
World Press Freedom Day 2021 to be marked with webinar on Right to Information
The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) marks the World Press Freedom Day today in concurrence with UNESCO’s commemoration of 30 years of the Windhoek Declaration under the theme Strengthening Journalism to advance Democracies; Information as a Public Good. The completion of 30 years of the landmark Windhoek Declaration for the development of free independent and […]
Eran in Parliament: Govt. usurps judicial power to decide the merits and demerits of the court cases
The Commission of Inquiry on political victimization was appointed in January 2020 and the report to President was given in December 2020. Thereafter Cabinet approval was obtained and another special Presidential Commission of Inquiry was appointed. Furthermore, we saw on the 09th of April a resolution brought to Parliament stating that things that should be […]
VIDEO: Bill Gates says NO to sharing vaccine formulas to developing world
The Global Elites want to keep vaccine patents locked. The US remains non-committal on waivers. Now, Bill Gates has said no to lifting patents to share vaccine formulas with the developing world.
VIDEO: WHO says rush to hospitals worsens India COVID crisis
The World Health Organization says three new COVID-19 variants that are present in India may have contributed to its latest surge. It also says large public gatherings may be to blame for the crisis. A devastating second wave is overwhelming India’s hospitals and crematoriums, with more than 300,000 cases reported for the sixth consecutive day.
VIDEO: India struggles to cope with Covid surge; Canada bans flights from India, Pakistan
India recorded a global record of 314,835 infections on Thursday, while deaths rose by 2,104, bringing its death toll to 184,657, according to the country’s Health Ministry. Mass cremations have begun in India as coronavirus deaths in the capital of New Delhi soar. Meanwhile, Canada is banning passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 […]
Gazette notification to recruit 40 eligible candidates to join Sri Lanka Foreign Service issued
The Foreign Ministry is pleased to inform that a gazette notification to recruit 40 eligible candidates to join the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (SLFS) is now published. The Gazette Notification No. 2,223 dated 9 April 2021 can be accessed at http://www.documents.gov.lk/files/gz/2021/4/2021-04-09(I-IIA)E.pdf. Members to the Foreign Service are selected every few years through an open competitive recruitment […]
From mine to market – showcasing Sri Lanka’s jewellery legacy to the world
The Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association (SLGJA) hosted their second Key Person’s Forum for the industry recently, with the objective of facilitating the industry during this pandemic period and boosting overall tourism in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism. The forum was conducted with Prasanna Ranatunga, State Minister of Tourism, Lohan Ratwatte, State Minister […]
Motherஸ்ரீ ලංකා celebrates 12 years of supporting local entrepreneurship
The Motherஸ்ரீ ලංකා (MSL) movement was started in 2008 by the Mother Sri Lanka Trust and its dynamic Chairperson Dr. Janaki Kuruppu and is a non-profit, independent charity using a unique operational model of private funding, public sector infrastructure and managed by a group of patriotic, dedicated passionate individuals from the public, private and non-profit […]
CEAT Kelani announces 125-pct increase truck bus radial tyre production
Phase 1 to see production increase of 65% Phase 2 to increase capacity by 125% by June CEAT Kelani Holdings has announced another significant increase in production that will more than double the number of Truck Bus Radial (TBR) tyres reaching the domestic market by June this year, further supporting the national effort to reduce […]