Van rams into Duminda’s supporters, one killed

Ranil appears before commission on political victimisation

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today appeared before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) appointed to probe political victimisation. Wickremesinghe was questioned by the commission for nearly 4 1/2 hours. In August, statements were recorded from former Ministers Rajitha Senaratne, Mangala Samaraweera, and Malik Samarawickrama, and Tamil National Alliance spokesman MP M. A. Sumanthiran. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed the high-powered Presidential Commission in Jan

04 Sep, 2020

Ten arrivals contract coronavirus in Sri Lanka

Ten arrivals have contracted the coronavirus in Sri Lanka, the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said. NOCPCO said the ten arrivals had been detected with the virus during a 24-hour period ending at 6am today. The ten people include five arrivals from Qatar, two from India and three from Kuwait. All ten are at three separate quarantine centers in the country. NOCPCO said 186 passengers, 28 from the United Arab Emirates, 96 from Qatar, 17 from Japan and 4

04 Sep, 2020

Funds sought from Treasury as SLRC, SLBC, ITN suffer losses

Funds have been sought from the Treasury to make essential payments at Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) and independent Television Network (ITN). The Government said that with the Covid-19 outbreak, the income of SLRC, SLBC and ITN has been decreasing and they have been unable to cover the salaries and essential expenses of these institutions. Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers have approved a proposal made by the Minister of Mass Media and In

03 Sep, 2020