(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Crime Investigation Department (CID) in India is to obtain the help of Interpol to extradite wanted red sanders smugglers hiding in different countries, including Sri Lanka, The Hindu reported.
"Interpol help sought to extradite red sanders smugglers in Sri Lanka and other countries"Category: LOCAL
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Strict legal action will be taken against local government elections candidates who distribute monetary or material subsidies funded personally or from public money as a part of their election campaign, the Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said.
"Strict legal action against candidates violating election laws, Election Chief warns"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –President Maithripala Sirisena will make a special statement tomorrow (3rd Jan.) on the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the Bond Issuance of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
"President to make special statement on Bond Commission report"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The ban imposed on polythene and household electric appliances that contain Hydrochloro-flurocarbon or HCFC by the Central Environment Authority (CEA) in the September 2017 Gazette Notification came into effect yesterday (1st Jan.).
"Polythene ban comes into effect"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –New Year dawns with a full moon which is 14% bigger and 30% brighter than some of the full moons that we have seen in the past.
"2018 January 1st Supermoon can cause high tides"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has extended the deadline to exchange willfully defaced currency notes by three month, according to a statement issued by the bank. The earlier deadline was today.
"Central Bank extends deadline to exchange defaced currency notes by 3 months"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The agreement to place before Parliament the media guidelines gazetted by the Elections Commission on December 4, 2017 to ensure a fair and independent election will be signed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at Temple Trees on January 2, 2018.
"PM to sign gazetted Media guideline agreement" (COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Rs. 2,500 million was released on December 29 to enable the farmers to purchase their much needed fertiliser for this season, President Maithripala Sirisena said.
"Rs. 2500 MN released for fertiliser"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The annual two-day festival at St. Anthony’s Church on Katchatheevu islet will be held on February 23 and 24, according to Indian media reports.
"Annual feast of St. Anthony’s Church in Katchatheevu on Feb. 23, 24"
(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The Ministry of Education has launched several dengue eradication programs to protect school children from contracting the disease.
"Island wide dengue prevention program at schools over the weekend"