Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said that a Cabinet paper was submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers to increase the retirement age of certain healthcare services including nursing staff to 61 years. MORE..

7 May 2024 (9:46 PM)

The Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) (Amendment) bill, which was amended to facilitate legal provisions for the suspension of Parate Law until December 15, 2024, was passed in Parliament without amendments on Tuesday (07).

7 May 2024 (7:55 PM)

As per the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President s Fund has initiated two additional scholarship programs alongside the on-going scholarship initiatives, the President s Media Division reported today. MORE..

7 May 2024 (7:01 PM)

Former Provincial Councillor Nauzer Fowzie has been arrested by Kollupitiya Police for allegedly assaulting a person following an accident involving his vehicle, police said. MORE..

7 May 2024 (5:57 PM)

Vladimir Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. MORE..

7 May 2024 (5:25 PM)

The Court of Appeal today dismissed the petition filed by Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe seeking to suspend the interim injunction issued by the Colombo District Court preventing him from functioning as the Acting Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). MORE..

7 May 2024 (5:16 PM)