Ex-First Lady’s relative granted bail in land case

Ranil says world witnessing end of Western dominance

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the world is witnessing the end of Western dominance. He was speaking at the WION Global Summit in Dubai as the keynote speaker. The Sri Lankan leader began his address by lauding India’s first international news channel WION as he said, it “is a pioneer in creating a global platform to present the geopolitical analysis of recent South Asian trends”. “This is an era which is witnessing the end of western dominance,” said Wickremesinghe in Dubai.

06 Mar, 2020

President defends appointment of ex-military officers to state institutions

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has defended the appointment of ex-military officers to top posts in state institutions. Speaking to media heads today, Rajapaksa said that high ranking military personnel are trained both locally and internationally in a number of fields including administration. He said that even the former Government had appointed military officers to head state institutions. “The former Government-appointed more military personnel to Government institutions than the current Go

05 Mar, 2020

Protest staged against quarantine centre in Hendala

A protest was staged today opposite the Leprosy Hospital in Hendala, Wattala, which was recently converted into a quarantine centre for coronavirus. The Ministry of Health on Wednesday (04) announced that the Hospital will be? converted as the main quarantine centre for Sri Lankans arriving from coronavirus- hit countries. A decision was taken to convert the hospital as a quarantine centre following a discussion held at the Ministry of Health under the patronage of subject Minister Pavithra Wa

06 Mar, 2020