Grace period extended to settle outstanding electricity bills

UN assures President cooperation and drought relief

The United Nations and its affiliated bodies have said they will take serious note of?the impending drought situation in Sri Lanka and assured President Maithripala Sirisena that they would extend their fullest cooperation to the Presidential Task Force to provide drought relief, the President’s office said. Top level UN officials, including the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Sri Lanka, Una McCauley, the World Food Programme?s (WFP) Representative and Country Direct

16 Jan, 2017

Disabled soldier accused of tarnishing image of Army

The Army today accused a disabled soldier of attempting to tarnish the image of the Army. The Army said that Lance Corporal H.A Heenbanda who turned disabled after injuries in the operations, was posted to the Yakkala Ranaviru Apparels factory for light duties and was also responsible as a subject clerk for accounts, related to the Sahana Welfare Loan project in the Yakkala Ranaviru Apparels factory. During his stay there, the Directorate of Internal Audit of the Army in an auditing done, foun

16 Jan, 2017

JVP meets SLMC and discusses SAITM medical degrees

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today had discussions with the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) on the medical degrees offered by the SAITM university. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that SAITM medical degrees cannot be accepted in Sri Lanka. He said that students obtaining degrees from SAITM cannot be registered by the SLMC as doctors. Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the JVP requested the SLMC to ensure SAITM students are not registered as doctors owing to outside pressure. He s

17 Jan, 2017