Anu Dissanayaka

State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe says that the Cabinet has approved the proposal to continue with the Samurdhi welfare payments to 393,094 Samurdhi recipients who were disqualified for the Aswesuma welfare benefit programme. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tGNLdlk https://ift.tt/ABNu5xw

The Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government says its attention had been directed towards an incident of the national anthem allegedly being distorted and sung during the opening ceremony of the 2023 Lanka Premier League (LPL). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tUA4aMf https://ift.tt/vMVqJl3

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has granted approval for importing chicken for food industrial purposes, says Minister of Trade Nalin Fernando. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4FY5lM8 https://ift.tt/3zGYCey

The Maligakanda Magistrate s Court has issued an order preventing the Convenor of the Inter-Company Employees Union, Wasantha Samarasinghe and others from holding any demonstrations and protest marches in a manner that blocks the roads and pavements causing inconvenience to the general public. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CBVEoaJ https://ift.tt/J86PwZq

The Colombo High Court has ordered the case against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka over the hit-and-run incident which took place in the year 2016, in which the vehicle the former Minister was travelling in had collided with a motorcycle in Rajagiriya, to be adjourned until November 23. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/joq3LeV https://ift.tt/3gpYsSm

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development took into account the displeasure received by Sri Lanka both locally and internationally due to the tusker Muthu Raja , who was gifted to Sri Lanka from Thailand, being returned back. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/txFm74k https://ift.tt/GsPerxC

At least 39 people were killed and dozens more wounded Sunday by a bomb blast at a political gathering of a radical Islamic party in northwest Pakistan, officials said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kBsifzl https://ift.tt/vizCljZ

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) says it has looked into the media reports that journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedera has been assaulted and arrested by Borella Police on Friday (28), while reporting a protest. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ObTxtwc https://ift.tt/G7wW8Vn

State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that the depreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee in recent days is a temporary situation which has been fluctuated based on the demand and the supply. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/T7V2QjR https://ift.tt/f0j4QWy

Six people have died after a small plane crashed in Kananaskis Country, a mountainous region west of Calgary, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Saturday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WEHy6hs https://ift.tt/KaePym1

The 2023 Lanka Premiere League (LPL), Sri Lanka s topmost domestic T20 league with an international flavour, is all set to kick off at 05.30 p.m. today (July 30), with defending champions Jaffna Kings taking on the Colombo Strikers, at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/n5Qwegh https://ift.tt/gxTS2Eo

The Sri Lanka Navy has recovered 51 commercial explosive sticks in Ariyalai beach, Jaffna yesterday (July 29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/HVInyK8 https://ift.tt/da17Nsq

Tharindu Uduwaragedara of the Young Journalists Association, who was arrested during a protest yesterday (July 28), has been granted bail on the orders of Hulftsdorp Magistrate s Court. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BYNjFzr https://ift.tt/tXxjgl7

Four assistant health workers, who were arrested in connection with the death of a patient under medical care at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Mulleriyawa, have been remanded until August 10. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/dUhis6G https://ift.tt/fwUyLTq

Casualties are reported after a car veered off the road and turned turtle in Pusse-Ela area on the Meemure-Hunnasgiriya road at around 11.30 a.m. today (July 29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2dOcE1h https://ift.tt/h0juRZo

Sri Lanka was looking to explore new areas of cooperation with Egypt as the countries sought to take bilateral relations to the next level, a top foreign ministry official said on Thursday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/rNg8u21 https://ift.tt/0ueIrVZ

Australia has paused a military exercise with the United States after a helicopter crash left four aircrew missing. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/cqmrd9b https://ift.tt/S086Pkr

Wasantha Mudalige, the former convenor of the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) who was arrested yesterday (July 27), has been released on bail on the orders of Colombo Fort Chief Magistrate. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/u7ew8co https://ift.tt/J5nj4kZ

The Gampaha Court Trial-at-Bar on Friday (July 28) granted bail to all 37 accused in the killing of former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala, Ada Derana correspondent says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/nWPT9hF https://ift.tt/mASzr4I

Myanmar s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest after the military detained her following a coup in February 2021. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/IcWhSyw https://ift.tt/OLUZQzf

Singapore is scheduled to execute a woman for the first time in almost 20 years, human rights advocates say. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lNSXD28 https://ift.tt/uAwXVOR

Police have raided a drug racket scrupulously operated from a loft built more than 100 feet high on a tree, in the Marapola area of Veyangoda, and arrested a woman who was involved in the narcotics trade. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zrLvMjp https://ift.tt/aOhjRtm

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been ordered to produce notorious underworld figure Nadun Chinthaka, alias Harak Kata before court on 10 October. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/H6MyZ7a https://ift.tt/5YzTVjC

A group of 12 persons, including the chairman of the Manning Market General Trade Union, have been arrested for staging a protest in violation of a court order. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/yZRHuPI https://ift.tt/XwWvNlf

The Colombo Magistrate s Court has issued a court order preventing a protest schedule to be held near the Manning Market in Peliyagoda on Wednesday (26 July). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/eavW7xR https://ift.tt/1cJWvQx

Buses operating on the Mattakkuliya - Seema Malaka route (145) have withdrawn from passenger transport services, as bus operators have launched a strike on this route today (25 July). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lTKyrqQ https://ift.tt/bo5Gg0e

The Sri Lanka Navy has held around 606kg (wet weight) of Kendu leaves adrift in waters, during a search carried out close to the Mattutivu Island in Kalpitiya lagoon last night (24). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/nzbDt93 https://ift.tt/BHsFAMC

Over 55,000 dengue cases have been reported in Sri Lanka so far this year, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) reported. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/oepi85t https://ift.tt/opS2HYR

The petition filed seeking the disqualification of State Minister Diana Gamage s parliamentary seat is scheduled to be taken up for hearing once again before a three-judge-bench of the Court of Appeal on 14 September. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GzMVJn2 https://ift.tt/jSCfDwY

President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the government s new tourism strategy, Visit Sri Lanka today (24), while addressing the Bocuse d Or Sri Lanka 2023 competition and awards ceremony. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ej5gsB2 https://ift.tt/DLc0yHG

The Attorney General today (24) informed the Supreme Court that a two-thirds majority in Parliament and a referendum is required if the Local Government (LG) bodies are to be reconvened as per a Private Member s Bill presented to Parliament by MP Jayantha Ketagoda. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ovUqu0l https://ift.tt/OFJ1A7E

The Supreme Court has ordered for the consideration of petitions filed against the postponement of the 2023 Local Government (LG) election, to be adjourned until July 26. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/D8bKjnC https://ift.tt/1ZjBckb

Chief of Presidential Staff and Senior Adviser on National Security to the President Sagala Ratnayake has assured that the current government s priority to set the country right , and not play politics . MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ZJBtSIG https://ift.tt/K5AMz3q

Police have fired water cannons in attempts to disperse a protest staged by the Socialist Youth Union (SYU) near Town Hall in Colombo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4ErQ58x https://ift.tt/P4mKOrB

The first two shipments of fuel under the agreement with China s Sinopec are due to arrive in Sri Lanka next month, State Minister of Petroleum D.V. Chanaka revealed. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/AgOsd1T https://ift.tt/3ochgfJ

Three persons are reported dead after a tree fell onto a garage on Saturday morning (July 22, the police say. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kipYtPq https://ift.tt/iTL6SZy

Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has urged licensed commercial banks to take immediate measures to adequately reduce lending rates in view of the recent reduction of Policy Interest Rates. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/cYGhdtB https://ift.tt/vYWHQtI

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry says that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has discussed India s intervention for the progress of the plantation Tamil people who have been in Sri Lanka for about 200 years. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ItfENJm https://ift.tt/TbaVGyd

India expects Sri Lanka to implement the 13th Amendment and ensure a life of “dignity and respect” for its Tamil population, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (July 21). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6Ys1vzC https://ift.tt/QKk1g2j

Police have fired water cannons in attempts to disperse a protest staged by student Buddhist monks near the Lipton Roundabout in Town Hall. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/M0FC7pW https://ift.tt/WBokm9r

Prof. Aminda Methsila Perera, Head of the Department of Accountancy at Wayamaba University, has raised concerns about another possible economic crisis facing Sri Lanka in September this year. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/mJWoYIj https://ift.tt/g6O2eP1

President Ranil Wickremesinghe departed on an official two-day visit to India a short while ago. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/J2DUtf3 https://ift.tt/MVejN2F

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Tuesday “categorically rejected” Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe s offer to implement the 13th Amendment sans police powers, terming his proposal for development and power devolution “another hollow promise”. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/47i29rG https://ift.tt/8gj0OiW

The Anti-Corruption Bill was passed in Parliament on Wednesday (19 July) with amendments. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/fboJl0z https://ift.tt/68B3waI

The Sri Lanka Navy has held 02 dinghies loaded with over 557 kilograms of smuggled Kendu leaves, during a search conducted in the Negombo lagoon yesterday (July 18). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/7RS8W65 https://ift.tt/3tXw5Li

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to publish the bill prepared in order to introduce amendments to the Inland Revenue Act in the Government Gazette and to table it in the Parliament consequently, the Department of Government Information (DGI) said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WowFQyz https://ift.tt/EM3fuKn

The Cabinet of Ministers have granted approval for the amendment of the water and sewerage transport charges, Cabinet Spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/pHGF9ji https://ift.tt/t9WxOah

Five persons were reportedly injured and hospitalised after a cargo double cab collided with a bus in Moratuwa on Tuesday morning (18 July). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/fXWDzlc https://ift.tt/vmpd28w

The Supreme Court has ordered for the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by Senior DIG Ajith Rohana seeking to cancel the decision taken to transfer him, to be taken up for consideration on August 03, 2023. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Dr6OGnW https://ift.tt/snU8rh9

Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha says that measures will be taken to provide opportunity for the students to follow a vocational training course within their respective schools itself during a period of around three months after the completion of the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination until the results are received. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/nkO13Ty https://ift.tt/DcbN3WX