President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that rural development and upgrading the rural people s social and economic well-being is one of the primary objectives of the government during this term, the President s Media Division (PMD) reported. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (9:56 PM)
The 38-year-old person arrested from Athurugiriya for allegedly publishing a fake Rs. 5,000 currency note with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake s image on social media, has been remanded until November 11 by the Kesbewa Magistrate. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (11:10 PM)
The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence given to former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne who was found guilty of the charges of obtaining a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a woman after promising employment. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (4:13 PM)
Mr. Kavinda de Zoysa has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC), Sri Lanka s leading state-owned financial institution. MORE..
6 Nov 2024 (12:01 AM)
Sri Lankan authorities have frozen assets valued at approximately Rs. 80 million belonging to notorious drug trafficker Palani Shiran Clorian, who is currently serving a prison sentence in India on drug-related charges. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (4:08 PM)
The indefinite strike launched by the doctors at the Karapitiya National Hospital from 8.00 a.m. today (05) has been called off. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (1:08 PM)