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  • Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva. Pic by Wasitha Patabendige.
    Joint naval forces detected US$ 1.8 bn worth narcotics
    Narcotics worth US$ 1.8 billion had been taken into custody by joint naval forces from January to June this year from the Indian Ocean, Navy Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Piyal...
  • SLN Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Piyal De Silva speaks at the media conference yesterday, flanked by SLN General Operations Director Rear Admiral Niraja Attygalle and Navy Operations Director Commodore Sanjeewa Dias. Picture by Wasitha Patabendige
    International maritime confab in Colombo on Oct. 22
    The annual international maritime conference ‘Galle Dialogue 2018’ will be held on October 22–23 at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo.The theme of this year’s conference is ‘...
  • Grama niladaris threaten TU action
    Representatives of the Grama Niladaris Association urged the government to rectify several issues relating to their service, at a media conference in Colombo on Wednesday....
  • Members of Ape Sri Lanka Vimukthi Dushantha, Sanka Dharmasiri and Rasiru Egodage addressing media. Picture by Sudath Nishantha
    Hydropower purchases under scrutiny
    An organisation of concerned individuals said their organisation will take a legal action against purchasing electricity at high prices by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB)....
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  • Facelift for Kalthota hospital at Rs. 70 m
    Kalthota Base Hospital, Balangoda will be renovated by the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council at a cost of Rs. 70 million.At present, the hospital provides OPD treatment to about 500 patients daily....
  • Grade 5 scholarship allowance upped
    Moves have been taken to increase the allowance for students who pass the Grade 5 scholarship examination. The allowance is given by the government to students of low-income families.The Cabinet...
  • Manage your garbage, Patali challenges CMC
    Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday challenged the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) to manage their garbage collection in the Colombo Municipal area from the...
  • CTU raps Education Ministry’s career guidance fair
    Ceylon Teachers’ Union Chairman Joseph Starline criticized the move taken by the Education Ministry which ordered principals in four provinces to make their students attend a career guidance...
  • Akila tells teachers: Enhance knowledge to suit present day needs
    Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam urged teachers to become professionals by enhancing their knowledge to suit the present day needs.The Minister said so while addressing the Guru Prathbha...
  • President Maithripala Sirisena makes a presentation to a Samatha Mandala volunteer, at Samatha Dinaya yesterday. Picture by Sudath Malaweera
    ‘Everyone should work towards rooting out corruption’
    President Maithripala Sirisena said everyone is duty bound to work towards rooting out corruption, waste and fraud, with the aim of creating a humane society. Corruption, waste and fraud should be...
  • Labour Compensation Ordinance to be amended
    The Labour Compensation Ordinance will be amended to provide more benefits to workers who face industrial accidents, Labour and Trade Union Relations Minister Ravindra Samaraweera said.The...
  • President Maithripala Sirisena speaks to a child at Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Colombo, yesterday. Picture courtesy President's Media Division
    Govt. has given free education for future prosperity of our children - President
    The government has been strengthening free education over the past three-and-a-half years, since the future of the country depends on the prosperity of children, President Maithripala Sirisena said....
  • Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera speaking at an event organised to establish UNP Pradeshiya Balamandala in the Matara electorate yesterday.
    Government has safeguarded country’s image - Mangala
    Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera said that it was only this government that could safeguard the image of the country and protect Parliamentarians including Mahinda Rajapaksa from...
  • Eight SLFP electoral organisers appointed
    President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday appointed eight new Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) electoral organisers by removing the electoral organisers who failed to support the party’s reorganisation...
  • GCE O/Ls and A/Ls to be held in December
    The Education Ministry is planning to hold both the Advanced Level Examination and the Ordinary Level Examination in December aiming at increasing the number of school days, Education Minister Akila...
  • Sabaragamuwa Governor Niluka Ekanayaka handing over a scholarship to a student to carry out her 13-year continuous education. Ratnapura District Secretary Malani Lokupothagama, Governor’s Secretary Rukmani Ariyaratne and others participated.
    Sabaragamuwa to become free of child labour
    Steps are being taken to make Sabaragamuwa Province free of child labour, Sabaragamuwa Governor Niluka Ekanayaka said.She was addressing a scholarship awarding ceremony to schoolchildren of low-...