Disna Mudalige

E-Population Registry should be put to practice soon- Ajith

The E-population Registry should be put into action soon, as it could save a lot of expenditure for the government, Non-Cabinet Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology Ajith P....

Chamal’s resignation from CC accepted

President Maithripala Sirisena has informed the Constitutional Council (CC) of his acceptance of the resignation of former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa from the CC.The official...
One million land deeds granted in three years - Gayantha

Fulfilling the promises made to the people and realising their land dreams, the government has granted one million deeds to the people over the past three years, Lands and...
Fisheries Corporation deprived of Rs.82.84 mn income from Peliyagoda vehicle park - Dilip

The Sri Lanka Fisheries Corporation was deprived of an income of Rs. 82.84 million from the vehicle park of the Peliyagoda Central Fish Market Complex from 2011 to 2018,...
TNA MP Nirmalanathan highlights land problem in Mannar

Over 50 families in the Thevan Patti area in the Mannar district still don’t have access to proper lands, said TNA Parliamentarian Charles Nirmalanathan.Joining the Committee...

UNP Committee to direct report to CID

The four-member committee appointed by the UNP to investigate the allegations of cocaine used by Parliamentarians made by State Minister of Highways and Road Development Ranjan Ramanayake had...
President names Justice Kumudini as CA President

President Maithripala Sirisena has sent the nomination of Justice Kumudini Wickremasinghe for the post of President of the Court of Appeal, Constitutional Council sources told the Daily News...
National Archives, Museum, Archaeology Department ailing - MP Lasantha

No satisfactory progress has been made in the National Archives, the Museum and the Archaeology Department for the past seven decades despite allocations made through successive budgets, UPFA MP...
UNHRC DRAFT RESOLUTION TABLED IN HOUSE

A copy of the draft Resolution to be adopted at the UNHRC session in Geneva was tabled in Parliament yesterday by Leader of the House and Minister Lakshman Kiriella.The resolution submitted by six...
UPFA can’t even muster support of one third of Parliament - PM

The UPFA, which tried to usurp power in late October last year, did not even have the support of one third of Parliament, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.The Prime Minister, joining in the...
‘Hit and run accident, a black mark on country’

The hit and run accident in Bambalapitiya where Borella Traffic OIC IP Ananda Sagara Sarathchandra was killed is a black mark on the country, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.The Prime...
Budget second reading passed

The Second Reading of the Budget 2019 was passed with a majority of 43 votes in Parliament yesterday.At the end of the seven day debate, 119 MPs voted in favour while 76 MPs voted against. The...
Political instability for 52 days led to country’s economic downturn - Mangala

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera delivering his summing up speech in Parliament yesterday said that the country was downgraded by international ratings due to power hungry politicians like former...
AG’s workload to be minimised

The Justice Ministry will limit the number of questions referred to the Attorney General’s opinion by various state departments in a bid to minimize the delay, Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorala...
Higher lending rate borrowings imparting on macroeconomic fundamentals - Hakeem

Borrowing from the international financial markets where the lending rate is higher and the repayment period is shorter is putting the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals on a wrong footing, City...
CC postpones naming permanent NPC Chairman

The Constitutional Council (CC) has decided to postpone naming a permanent Chairman to the National Police Commission (NPC) and let its members decide on a protem Chairman at its each sitting to...
Govt, LG state land issue referred to AG

The issue of Local Government (LG) bodies using state lands and receiving an income has become a problem, while the Central Government has found out that its lands were being used by others, Internal...