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04 May 2024 - 0 - 9
MP Palani Digambaram invited me to the May Day rally in Talawakelle which was organized by his party
04 May 2024 - 0 - 103
Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando attempted to play down the controversy surrounding the high visa charges incurred by tourists arriving at the Bandaranaike International Airport earlier this week, adding that a fresh gazette with revised fe
04 May 2024 - 0 - 88
The award of contract for issuing on-arrival visas at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to a foreign consortium including VFS Global as the key technology partner is mired in further controversy since it has been done without f
04 May 2024 - 0 - 182
Service provider to earn $50 million
04 May 2024 - 0 - 51
Says visa rates were approved by Parliament
04 May 2024 - 0 - 50
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) questioned former President Maithripala Sirisena for the second time yesterda
04 May 2024 - 0 - 229
Assets include a luxury motorcar and two houses
04 May 2024 - 0 - 80
Sri Lanka ranked 150 in the 2024 edition of the Press Freedom Index, published annually by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which is a remarkable drop of 15 positions from 135 to 150 when compared to 2023. According to the index, Sri Lanka’s overall score has dropped from 45.85 to 35.21.
04 May 2024 - 0 - 106
We have observed that most of these criminals found in the underworld and drug-related crimes are victims of poverty and from the lower levels of society The most righteous statement to make would be to transform a society where criminals are not produced
04 May 2024 - 0 - 39
Petitioners seek an interim order for formulating objective criteria for selecting license applicants
03 May 2024 - 0 - 166
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, in response to allegations over the outsourced online visa application process, said it had been given to VFS Global, a company operating in 151 countries after proper study into the matter and approval by the Cabinet. Asserting that visa endorsement is always retained by Sri Lanka Immigration, he said only document processing is done by VFS Global as in any other country where it is in operation.
03 May 2024 - 0 - 80
Indian High Commission in Colombo yesterday denied any reference to India in the visa issuance at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Colombo.
03 May 2024 - 0 - 58
The Planters’ Association (PA) of Ceylon representing Regional Plantation Companies (RPC) is moving ahead to object to the Rs.1700 daily wage increase proposed for plantation workers, while asserting that a final decision is yet to be reached on the matter.
03 May 2024 - 0 - 44
Sri Lanka will have another round of talks with the representatives of the ad hoc group of bondholders soon, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said.
03 May 2024 - 0 - 22
Patients seeking medical treatment at government hospitals across the country are facing significant inconvenience due to a shortage of medicines, forcing them to seek alternatives in private pharmacies.
03 May 2024 - 0 - 32
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka did not play any role in organizing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) May Day rally and therefore he did not deserve any prominence, its Vice Chairman Sujeewa Senasinghe said yesterday.
The body of an inmate who was detained in the Dumbara Prison in Pallekele on charges of drug trafficking was found hanging, Balagolla Police said.
02 May 2024 - 0 - 79
Following the price reduction of Lanka auto diesel from last night, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman Gemunu Wijerathne said today that the fuel price revision is insufficient for a bus fare revision at this time. Addressing the media he said that according to the National Bus Fare Policy, the recent amount of the fuel price revision cannot be calculated. Accordingly, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) reduced the r
02 May 2024 - 0 - 109
(BJP) has invited representatives from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party ( UNP) to get awareness on the electoral process As the Lok Sabha elections campaign heats up in India , the ruling Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) has invited representatives from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party ( UNP) to get awareness on the electoral process there , the Hindu newspaper reported . The BJP said
02 May 2024 - 0 - 135
The passenger ferry service between India’s Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai (KKS) in Jaffna is scheduled to resume on May 13, Controller General of Immigration and Emigration I.S.H.J. Ilukpitiya said. Addressing the media, he said several attempts to resume the ferry service between the countries were cancelled due to unfavourable conditions of the sea. Rough seas had caused the cancellation of the service during earlier instances. Howev
02 May 2024 - 0 - 165
Police have initiated investigations to arrest an individual who exposed his person to a female tourist at Piyadigama beach in Ahangama. The tourist complained to police that she was having a stroll along the beach with her two year old son and a ten year old Sri Lankan boy when the suspect had raised his sarong and exposed his person. Police said the suspect had been identified fro
02 May 2024 - 0 - 108
Shortly after President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s announcement regarding the increase in daily wages of plantation workers to Rs.1700, effective from yesterday, the Planters’ Association of Sri Lanka has raised concerns, stating that implementing this increase is not feasible. A gazette notification was also issued announcing the increment yesterday itself. A senior official from the association revealed that the decision
02 May 2024 - 0 - 62
SJB Chairman Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka made an early exit from the party’s May Day Rally in Fort yesterday. He left shortly before party leader Sajith Premadasa’s speech. Fonseka was seen greeting MPs and Buddhist clergy before he left the rally.
02 May 2024 - 0 - 37
A total of 1,500 workers have been assigned for cleaning and garbage collection purposes in Colombo city after the May Day rallies, Colombo Municipal Council Solid Waste Management Division Director Engineering Eng. Shahina M. Mysan said. She told the Daily Mirror that 1,000 workers were assigned for cleaning purposes in the city, and another 500 workers were assigned for the collection of garbage after the May Day rally. She also said the w
30 Apr 2024 - 0 - 785
The decision to not hold the annual SMMT International Automotive Summit in Sri Lanka for 2025 was influenced by the prevalence of beggar menace at traffic lights in Colombo, Sri Lanka Automobile Association Secretary Devapriya Hettiarachchi said.
30 Apr 2024 - 0 - 309
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga said yesterday President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited her on several occasions to take up a position and support the government.
30 Apr 2024 - 0 - 83
The National People’s Power (NPP) yesterday accepted the official invitation for the political debate to be held by the Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa, with the three main presidential candidates while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader Sajith Premadasa is yet to confirm his participation.
30 Apr 2024 - 0 - 567
Four incidents of rape involving underage girls had been reported yesterday from Buttala, Wedikumbura, Kuda Oya and Wellawaya Police areas in the Monaragala District.
30 Apr 2024 - 0 - 44
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has expressed serious concern over recent remarks made by Public Security Minister Tiran Alles and urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to remove him from the post.
30 Apr 2024 - 0 - 41
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday ruled out the possibility of a political alliance with United National Party (UNP) led
08 May 2024