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Wed, 27 Mar 2019
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Opposition MP Sarath Amunugama, who was a member of the Sri Lankan delegation to the UNHRC, told Parliament today that Sri Lanka did not agree to a time frame to implement what it promised through the resolution adopted in Geneva.
5 hours ago - 0 - 1306
The Meteorology Department today issued an ’Extreme Caution’ hot weather advisory to most parts of the North-Western and Western Provinces and the Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Anuradhapura, Monaragala and Hambantota districts.
6 hours ago - 1 - 1157
Sri Lankan restaurant Ministry of Crab was ranked 35th place at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants’’ award ceremony held in Macau a short while ago.
7 hours ago - 1 - 744
Opposition MP Mahinda Samarasinghe said today the inclusion of the wording, ‘notes with appreciation in the Secretary General’s report’ mentioned in the joint resolution recently presented to the UNHRC and approved was a mistake.
8 hours ago - 4 - 4004
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has suspended the project to trigger artificial rain over the Mausakelle and Castlereagh catchment area, a senior CEB officer told Daily Mirror today.
26 Mar 2019 - 0 - 669
Court of Appeal today deferred for May 6 the writ petition filed by former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa challenging the order of the Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in the D.A. Rajapaksa Museum Case.
26 Mar 2019 - 4 - 1293
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today commended the government for rejecting the establishment of hybrid courts as proposed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and said setting up of hybrid courts would put the country into a trap.
26 Mar 2019 - 1 - 852
The Examinations Department said today the results of the 2018 GCE O/L examination would be released on Thursday (28).
26 Mar 2019 - 8 - 4060
STF Commandant Senior DIG M.R Latiff receives the 5th-degree black belt in Taekwondo, an honorary title from the Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters in South Korea.
26 Mar 2019 - 0 - 5442
The water supply in Colombo 13,14 and 15 would be interrupted for nine hours from 9.00 p.m. today to 6.00 a.m. tomorrow (27), owing to essential maintenance work, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.
26 Mar 2019 - 3 - 6120
At a time when the country has plunged into darkness owing to inclement weather, the Cabinet last week approved the construction of a floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100MWs using Canadian technology, it is learnt.
26 Mar 2019 - 0 - 367
The Navy recovered a stock of 1,232 kg of beedi leaves, floating in the sea off the Udappuwa Coast in Chilaw, yesterday, the Navy said.
26 Mar 2019 - 0 - 1215
Former Central Bank Deputy Governor P. Samarasiri (right), Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Chairman Geoffrey Aloysius (third from left) and three directors of PTL, who were remanded till April 5 by Colombo Chief Magistrate being escorted to the prison yesterday. Pix by Romesh Danushka Silva
26 Mar 2019 - 10 - 4839
A heated argument erupted in Parliament yesterday between Hambantota District UPFA Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Nalin Bandara over the Hambantota-Oman Oil Refinery.
25 Mar 2019 - 11 - 3899
President Maithripala Sirisena said that the Government has decided to cancel the Garde 5 Scholarship exam according to one of his proposals.
25 Mar 2019 - 5 - 804
25 Mar 2019 - 4 - 1184
The Sri Lanka Army - Indian Army Joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI - VI would be held at Diyatalawa from tomorrow till April 8, the Indian High Commission said in a press release today.
25 Mar 2019 - 9 - 3902
UPFA MP Kumara Welgama today proposed that normal passenger bus service should be started on the expressways to facilitate ordinary people. Currently, only the luxury bus service is in operation here.
25 Mar 2019 - 1 - 9490
SriLankan Airlines flight (UL504) which originated from London had made an emergency landing at the Henri Coanda International Airport in Romania today due to an urgent medical request of a passenger, SriLankan Airlines Media Spokesperson said.
25 Mar 2019 - 11 - 5029
UNP MP Hirunika Premachandra said today the Motor Traffic Department was the most corrupt institution in the country and requested for an immediate investigation into it.
25 Mar 2019 - 4 - 2509
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet admitted there were mistakes in compiling the UNHRC report on Sri Lanka and thus advised the two officials who attended to the compilation to be more responsible and cautious hereafter, Northern Province Governor Dr. Suren Raghavan said today.
25 Mar 2019 - 0 - 961
Two criminal gang members ‘Welipare Karun’ and ‘Lal Baba’ two accomplices of the prominent underworld figure Chaminda Jayanath alias Dematagoda Chaminda were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) officers this evening, police spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said.
25 Mar 2019 - 1 - 2817
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank P. Samarasiri, and Directors of Perpetual Treasuries Ltd Geoffrey Aloysius, Pushyamithra Gunawardena, R. Hulugalla, and M. Surendran were ordered to be remanded till April 5 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne.
25 Mar 2019 - 16 - 13151
Fines for seven traffic offences are to be increased to Rs. 25,000 with the aim of reducing the number of deaths caused by road accidents, State Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation Ashok Abesinghe said today.
25 Mar 2019 - 7 - 11889
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) issued the schedule for daily power cuts which will be implemented as of today.
25 Mar 2019 - 4 - 3397
Chairman of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) Geoffrey Aloysius had been arrested by the CID in connection with the Central Bank Bond Scam.
25 Mar 2019 - 2 - 1122
A pro-military political party in Thailand has taken an unexpected lead in the country’s first election since the army took power five years ago.
25 Mar 2019 - 4 - 3581
The case against former United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Tissa Attanayake over alleged forged documents, has terminated after both parties came to a settlement.
25 Mar 2019 - 6 - 12690
Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga said yesterday the government would grant on arrival visas for tourists from 36 countries free of charge from May 1 onwards for a trial period of six months.
25 Mar 2019 - 4 - 5267
The United National Party (UNP), as the dominant ally of the government, will send the names of some MPs representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to President Maithripala Sirisena to be appointed as ministers, Daily Mirror learns.
26 Mar 2019
