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  • Resolution on Sri Lanka adopted at UNHRC
    The Resolution titled “Promoting Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka” (A/HRC/46/L.1/Rev.1) was adopted by the 47-Member United Nations Human Rights...
  • The renovated printing press.
    19th Century Printing Press regains past glory
    The ancient printing press that printed ‘Lankalokaya’, which is considered the country’s first Sinhala newspaper, was opened for public display on Thursday at the Ranwella...
  • Lanka congratulates India on vaccination drive
    Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for India’s landmark launch of the COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday.“Congratulations...
  • New provisions for advance voting
    The National Election Commission (NEC) has proposed to amend the Election Law to provide for advance voting for several categories of voters.NEC Chairman Nimal Punchihewa...
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  • Foreign Ministry Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage
    Overseas Lankans can return without approval
    Overseas Sri Lankans will be allowed to return to the country from December 26 without the approval of the Foreign Secretary or the Civil Aviation Authority subject to compliance with paid...
  • Parliamentary Council approves six Judges to SC
    The Parliamentary Council which met yesterday cleared the names of six nominees as Supreme Court Judges and Justice Arjuna Obeyesekere as the Appeal Court President, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena...
  • Report on illegal capture, trade of wild elephants
    Corruption of some wildlife officers and undue political and other interference are major challenges to overcome the illegal capture and domestic trade of wild elephants in Sri Lanka, a recent study...
  • Strict enforcement of WP Quarantine Curfew
    Health authorities and the Police urged the public in Western Province to stay at home suspending all non-essential travelling, gatherings, meetings and other activities to help contain the spread of...
  • Facebook to ‘save face’ with new measures
    Facebook yesterday announced that it would update its Terms of Service from October 1 to enable them to remove or restrict access to the users’ content, services or information.Posting a Facebook...
  • Leave personal agendas and fulfill people’s hopes
    Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa advised the newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to improve their professionalism without considering the age or the MP post as a barrier.Speaking at the...
  • NCPA failed to resolve 53% of child abuse cases
    The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) had received 79,259 complaints on child abuses during the previous eight years, but more than half of those complaints stood unresolved.A recent Audit...
  • New Cabinet Ministers take oaths
    The new Cabinet Ministers and State Ministers took oaths before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a simple ceremony that took place at the historic Magul Maduwa of the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy...
  • Nearly 1/3 MPs from former Parliament lose their seats
    Close to one-third of former Parliamentarians, out of the 225 MPs who represented the Eighth Parliament, will not be representing the new Parliament.Many of them had failed to secure their seats at...
  • Election staff members were yesterday busy with final preparations to hold the ‘General Election 2020’ today under strict health guidelines. Security had been enhanced near polling stations across the country.The distribution of ballot boxes from the D.S.Senanayake College in Colombo yesterday morning was captured by our staff photographer Wasitha Patabendige
    GENERAL ELECTION 2020 today
    The ‘General Election 2020’ will be held today with special emphasis on the health guidelines to protect voters as well as election staff against COVID-19.The election staff members together with...
  • ‘Advance voting’ plan shelved due to legal glitch
    The plan to facilitate ‘mobile polling booths’ for voters at quarantine centres or undergoing self-quarantine at home, to cast their ballots on July 31 was abandoned due to lack of legal provisions,...
  • The Prime Minister’s media heads meeting.
    Manifestos launched in flurry of campaign activity
    The country’s collaborative efforts in the fight against COVID-19 earned unstinting admiration and recognition by World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative Dr. Razia Pendse last week,...
  • General Election on August 5
    The General Election 2020 will be held on August 5 while adhering to the health guidelines and other safety precautions, National Election Commission (NEC) Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said yesterday....
  • NEC Code of Conduct for political parties
    The National Election Commission’s (NEC) Code of Conduct for political parties, independent groups and candidates contesting the upcoming General Election has strongly cautioned against hate speech...
  • Economic pick-up expected from 2021
    The Finance Ministry in its latest report has revised the projected economic growth for 2020 from the previous 4 percent to 1.0 to 1.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) owing to the COVID-19...