Anu Dissanayaka

The Court of Appeal has moved to February the petitions filed against the late State Minister Sanath Nishantha over contempt of court charges. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uR4ZJac https://ift.tt/XzYivC7

Two companies from China and India have been pre-qualified for the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage of the divestiture of the majority stake in the state-owned Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT), according to the Sri Lanka s Finance Ministry. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/d8IFo3O https://ift.tt/lMTHVL2

The family of a 22-year-old who died while in police custody have raised suspicions concerning the involvement of the police in the youth s death. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/plz3DSy https://ift.tt/yrRtoni

The anti-government protest march organized by the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to be staged in Colombo this afternoon has been slapped with yet another court order. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/rO5yuo0 https://ift.tt/D5KEmVd

Three junior staff members of parliament have been arrested by the Child and Women s Bureau of Police for allegedly abusing two female staff members. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/oj97X0y https://ift.tt/PTHVrG0

Another court order was issued this morning (30 Jan.), preventing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) supporters from entering parts of Colombo during its political rally due to be held later today. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/vQECOny https://ift.tt/Lh4kBVR

A notorious underworld figure was arrested on Tuesday (30 Jan.), while in possession of a cache of weapons, police reported. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/mOQ4x1M https://ift.tt/G6OqI01

“Sri Lanka s diplomats are talking with Somali authorities trying to ascertain the whereabouts of a fishing vessel and its six crewmembers suspected of being abducted by Somali pirates two days ago,” officials said on January 29. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/SPET4Cf https://ift.tt/gLRNzCh

Sri Lanka s Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles has revealed that a special programme will operate, in conjunction with the ongoing anti-drug operation Yukthiya , to eliminate sexual harassment and violence against women. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/QVLWhnM https://ift.tt/lxJdXLW

Rehabilitation Commissioner General Major General (Retd.) Darshana Hettiarachchi, has revealed that stricter and immediate measures are underway to curtail the frequent conflicts being reported from within the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/fNHuOcq https://ift.tt/0tC7W92

U.S. negotiators are making progress on a potential agreement under which Israel would pause military operations against Hamas in Gaza for two months in exchange for the release of more than 100 hostages who were captured in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, according to two senior administration officials. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2OBqv6h https://ift.tt/0vYHPWO

At a recent meeting, the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has heard that a ship sailing from Seychelles to Thailand had unloaded 98 containers carrying a large cache of rotten fish in Sri Lanka, claiming that the consignment was intended for organic fertilizer manufacturing. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/t3ajnu6 https://ift.tt/1XfD8J5

The administration of French President Emmanuel Macron published the formal text of a new immigration law in its Official Journal on Saturday, with the first instructions on applying the legislation already presented to officials. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Wa6U7hH https://ift.tt/G1YXzAV

A special traffic plan has been introduced in a section of the Galle Road from Kollupitiya Junction to Galle Face and Ceramic Junction to Galle Face in view of the Independence Day Ceremony. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GfixIqB https://ift.tt/S7GiqTD

Saudi Arabia has said it will open a shop in Riyadh selling alcohol to a select band of non-Muslim expats, the first to open in more than 70 years. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/bIfuAFC https://ift.tt/SB1Za27

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged all political parties to formulate a comprehensive plan for rebuilding the country, especially when gearing up for the elections. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wKITg2f https://ift.tt/MSutGJx

The electricity supply to the Bambalapitiya railway station has been disconnected owing to the non-payment of bills. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tWuIYaB https://ift.tt/sr5GlKI

The police have arrested a man who allegedly sent death threats to the chief incumbent of Mihintale Rajamaha Viharaya Most Ven. Walawahengunawewa Dhammarathana Thero and attempting to extort money. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/TmXOM7e https://ift.tt/JdarfuZ

The final rites of the late State Minister Sanath Nishantha are scheduled to be performed on Sunday (Jan. 28). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/8TUYHJi https://ift.tt/PEy3boI

The Speaker of the Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana announced to the House today (Jan 24) that he endorsed the certificate on four Bills. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ZnSzOlL https://ift.tt/7y8VKpi

A suspect has been arrested over his complicity in the killing of five persons in Beliatta. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/eiG1jWV https://ift.tt/ThVHnwk

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has decided to launch a continuous strike starting from tomorrow (Jan. 24). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KE3obR1 https://ift.tt/FP74tUs

The senior oncologist of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, who was arrested and remanded for allegedly assaulting a female junior staff member, has been granted bail. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/G5dafpy https://ift.tt/Z2kYFv5

Applications for the 2023 (2024) G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination will be called from 23 January to 15 February, the Department of Examinations announced. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/VFGDAgw https://ift.tt/LwTObW1

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just two days before the pivotal New Hampshire primary, leaving former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as Trump s last long-shot challenger for the Republican nomination. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/JGKF9wT https://ift.tt/I4a10TV

Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera says that the government is already working on producing the required quantity of rice within the country itself. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UtZdl4E https://ift.tt/Ei6OKYp

A plane crashed in mountainous northeastern Afghanistan, a provincial government official said Sunday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wlXkOmE https://ift.tt/Y9w6cAe

Trade Minister Nalin Fernando has announced that the prices of imported eggs will be increased, effective from Sunday (21 Jan.), in view of the increased Value Added Tax (VAT). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/aM9XTAL https://ift.tt/Liu9RWH

President Ranil Wickremesinghe participated in bilateral discussions with various leaders and representatives from Global South countries in the African region yesterday (19 Jan.), coinciding with the Non-Aligned Nations Conference held in Kampala, Uganda. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/RvWhPG5 https://ift.tt/K2COFaj

Police have arrested a private passenger bus driver in Ella area, while in possession of heroin worth over Rs. 3 million. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/0hwbP4n https://ift.tt/nD8ehfj

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin urged Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to strongly take up the matter with the Sri Lankan Government for the immediate release of all the Indian fishermen and their fishing boat apprehended in two back-to-back incidents during the Pongal season. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/QVSswti https://ift.tt/Tg4chix

Pakistan says its has launched missile strikes into neighbouring Iran, two days after an Iranian attack inflamed relations between the two states. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/vlA1bhK https://ift.tt/0qjwk35

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva commended the economic reform endeavors pursued by Sri Lanka during a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/A9uTDpB https://ift.tt/gnVDFId

The Maligakanda Magistrate s Court has delivered an order barring the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) from inconveniencing the members of the public during their protest march planned to be staged this evening (Jan.17). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ObF1Zti https://ift.tt/wBp3bUS

Police have revealed that the person killed in the shooting incident reported near the “Randiya Uyana” housing scheme in Mattakkuliya last evening (15), was one of the individuals who managed the money transactions of the drug network of notorious drug trafficker “Pukudu Kanna”. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9cHgfLO https://ift.tt/XVRmz4y

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) urges the general public to follow the guidelines issued by the department and to use the services of authorized tax consultants and auditors, if such services are necessary, to avoid the misuse of their confidential information. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WBjhXzn https://ift.tt/7UzKSOW

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Mahinda Kodituwakku, the self-proclaimed Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva at Pannipitiya a short while ago. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3MbN4Vq https://ift.tt/k9ijg4Q

The Chief Prelates (Mahanayaka Theros) of all three Buddhist Chapters in Sri Lanka have called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe to implement the law against the organized groups of people who they claim are spreading false ideologies regarding Buddhism and are harming the Buddhist philosophy and its cultural values. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/LS49bJv https://ift.tt/SnNi5Vk

The bodies of two youths have been found in an irrigation canal in the Kilinochchi area. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wYeX9gV https://ift.tt/0sM2B6G

A final decision on the revision of annual excise licence fees will be taken following further discussions due to the objections by liquor distillers, associations etc., State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/AJzQB2j https://ift.tt/mpr52Y3

All except 15 inmates who escaped from the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre have surrendered so far, the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation Major General Darshana Hettiarachchi said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KgU2ezH https://ift.tt/HQV7z6l

Police have obtained detention orders on the eight individuals who were arrested over their alleged involvement with the notorious underworld figure Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias “Harak Kata”. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tD1BHxM https://ift.tt/8HDpJNR

An earth slip was reported at Waradolawatte Estate in Badalkumbura on Saturday (Jan.13), the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/L6Nf9wz https://ift.tt/xXOvK9z

The Colombo Crimes Division has arrested a person who scammed people while pretending to be investing through the internet. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/S6YCL7s https://ift.tt/aAMZ142

The Railway Department says that train services between Colombo and Batticaloa including the Meenagaya intercity express train which were cancelled yesterday due to floods, will resume normal services from today (12). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/MX8hdyj https://ift.tt/WZXIiO7

Japan s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, who is in Sri Lanka for a two-day official visit, has commended the economic advancements the island nation has achieved. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6Q2E45F https://ift.tt/ueP4NK7

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says it intends to hand over the proposal seeking electricity tariffs reduction to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today (Jan.12). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/46ElSVn https://ift.tt/szlWkGR

Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday (11) for a two-day official visit, the Government Information Department said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lz5oFi2 https://ift.tt/BzbH0P2

Army personnel have been deployed to ensure that daily functions at hospitals remain uninterrupted after a series of strikes were launched by the health sector trade unions. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/SGtFPcD https://ift.tt/0LbixNy

A public administration circular has been issued on the revision of the Cost of Living (CoL) allowance and recovery contributions to the Widows 'Widowers and Orphans Pensions Fund in the public service. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/YEMhZvL https://ift.tt/469uJrW