(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Nearly 80,000 metric tons of diesel procured under the Indian credit facilities is expected to arrive in the country within the next five days.
"80,000 metric tons of diesel to reach the island in 5 days"Category: LOCAL
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Officials of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministries under the Prime Minister have been instructed to perform their duties from home.
"Officials at PM’s Office instructed to work from home"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – A statement issued by the President’s Media Division says it has been revealed that an organized extremist group among the protesters who were protesting near the Jubilee Post in Nugegoda had behaved in a riotous manner and created a violent situation.
"President’s office blames an unidentified extremist group for yesterday’s violent protest"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), the premier think tank on National Security established under the Ministry of Defence, organized aSecurity Salon titled “Changing Geopolitical Landscape of South Asia”onWednesday, 30thMarch 2022, from 1400hrs to 1530hrs (IST) at the Suranimala Auditorium, Ministry of Defence.
"“CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF SOUTH ASIA”"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Applications are invited from the children of estate workers, for award of scholarshipsby the Ceylon Estate Workers’ Education Trust (CEWET). These scholarships are available for G.C.E. Advanced Level, Undergraduate courses and for students undergoing Vocational/Technical education in any other Government Technical Colleges in Sri Lanka.
"Applications are invited from the children of Estate workers"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – The Minister of Education Dinesh Gunawardena says that there is no issue of paper shortage for the GCE Ordinary Level Examination scheduled to be held in May.
"No paper shortage issue for GCE Ordinary Level examination – Education Minister"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –The Court of Appeal today (31) acquitted three persons, including Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna parliamentarian MP Premalal Jayasekara, who were sentenced to death for murder in Kahawatta.
"MP Premalal Jayasekara and two others acquitted and released from death sentence"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Former Minister Athauda Seneviratne has passed away this morning (31) while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo. He was 91 years old at the time of his death.
"Former Minister Athauda Seneviratne passes away"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – Due to the lengthy power cuts, the trading hours at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) will be limited to two hours today and tomorrow, the bourse announced in a statement to media.
"Only two hours of trading at CSE today and tomorrow"
(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – A delegation of France – Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group led by President of the France-Sri Lanka Friendship Group, Senator Joel Guerriau, made a special visit to Parliament recently. Vice President of the France – Sri Lanka Friendship Group, Senator Mrs. Annik Jacquemet, Member of the group, Senator Alain Houpert, and Executive Secretary of the France – Sri Lanka Friendship Group, Mrs. Anne Laure, were also present.
"Delegation of France – Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group visits Parliament of Sri Lanka"