Power supply to 500,000 consumers disconnected, red notices sent to 5 mn: Sajith

04 Dec 2023

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Power supply to some 500,000 electricity consumers have been disconnected during the last few days for defaulting bills while red notices have been sent to some 5 million people, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today.

’I am not given time to speak in Parliament’: Roshan complains

04 Dec 2023

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Former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe said he had not been allocated time to speak in Parliament on the Committee Stage debate of the Sports Ministry and requested the Speaker to mediate to allocate time for him to speak.

’Will create political culture where politicians will travel in public transport’: Anura

03 Dec 2023

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The National People’s Power (NPP) will create a new political culture where politicians will travel in public transport such as in buses and trains, NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.

Excise Department’s monthly income up by Rs. 1 bn, committee reveals

02 Dec 2023

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The monthly income of the Excise Department has increased by Rs. 1 billion after checking fake stickers on liquor bottles, a Parliamentary committee revealed.

Over 900 MTs of plastic generated in Sri Lanka per day: Committee reveals

02 Dec 2023

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Some 938 metric tons of plastic are generated in Sri Lanka every day, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development revealed recently.

Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau contributes Rs. 7 billion to Treasury

29 Nov 2023

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The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) has contributed a total of Rs. 07 billion to the Treasury this year, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

President questions allocation of freehold land for Shangri-La Hotel

26 Nov 2023

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe today questioned the allocation of freehold land for the Shangri-La Hotel while pondering why a similar privilege couldn’t be extended to the hardworking farmers who have cultivated the land for generations.

Lanka Sathosa reduces prices of nearly 400 items for festive season: Minister

26 Nov 2023

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Lanka Sathosa has taken measures to reduce the prices of nearly 400 items including essential food items with the aim of providing relief to the consumers during the coming festive season, Trade, Commerce and Food Security Minister Nalin Fernando said.

168 child sexual abuses, 22 underage pregnancies reported in September

25 Nov 2023

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Some 168 cases of child sexual abuse have been reported in the month of September this year while 22 girls under the age of 16 have become pregnant, a Parliamentary Committee revealed.

Bribery Commission wants salary scale on par with Attorney General’s Department

25 Nov 2023

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The Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption has informed a Parliamentary Committee that its salary scale should be increased on par with the salary scale of the Attorney General’s Department.

Hydropower generates Rs.16bn additional income for CEB last month: Kanchana

25 Nov 2023

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The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) received an additional income of Rs. 16 billion last month as hydropower generation took place at full capacity due to heavy rains, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said yesterday.

Institution obtains Rs. 7 bn loans from two State banks using same security: Sajith

24 Nov 2023

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Revealing that a certain private institution had obtained a loan amounting to Rs. 7 billion from the Bank of Ceylon and People’s Bank using the same security, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today urged the government to disclose the names of the first ten borrowers of the two State banks who had defaulted massive amounts of loans.

Aragalaya led to rise in underworld, drugs: Minister

23 Nov 2023

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The Aragalaya has increased underworld activities and drugs in the country, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said today.

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Rauff draws President's attention to Daily Mirror story

23 Nov 2023

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SJB MP Rauff Hakeem said today the moves by the government to send 10,000 people to work in Israel at this critical time were unacceptable and it could impact negatively on security and economic implications.

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Parliamentary Select Committee to be appointed to probe CC: President

23 Nov 2023

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A separate Parliamentary Select Committee will be appointed to look into the Constitutional Council (CC) next week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.

Principal who forced students to eat polythene transferred: Susil

23 Nov 2023

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The principal of the Rambukpitiya Maha Vidyalaya in Nawalapitiya has been transferred to the Gampola Zonal Education Office with immediate effect following the incident where he had allegedly forced some students to eat polythene and newspapers, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said today.

Unreasonable to allocate funds to MR, GR from budget: Vijitha

22 Nov 2023

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It is unreasonable to make budget allocations to former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa who have been held responsible by the Supreme Court for the economic crisis, NPP MP Vijitha Herath said today.

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Rekawa is a UNP stalwart; President questions why he was verbally attacked in Parliament

22 Nov 2023

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Claiming that he was saddened by the verbal attack on Ariya Rekawa and his son in Parliament, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said Rekawa was a UNP stalwart since 1970.

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President assures to look into three letters sent by SLC to ICC

22 Nov 2023

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that he will look into the three letters that were sent by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to the International Cricket Council (ICC).

SC verdict on economic crisis:

Recover stolen assets from those responsible to pay back loans, restore economy: CBK

21 Nov 2023

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Immediate steps must be taken to recover “stolen assets” to pay back loans and restore the economy based on the recent Supreme Court verdict on the economic crisis in the country