Judge arrested on bribery charge

Tamil diaspora group wants Sri Lanka to pay a heavy price

The Global Tamil Forum (GTF), an influential Tamil diaspora group says Sri Lanka should be made to understand, in no uncertain terms, that the country will pay a heavy price if it continues its negative trajectory. The GTF also noted that it is time for the international community to rethink its engagement approach towards Sri Lanka. “Sri Lanka should be made to understand in no uncertain terms that the country will pay a heavy price if it continues its negative trajectory ? whether it be on d

02 Nov, 2021

Cabinet approves policy guidelines for electricity industry

The Cabinet has approved policy guidelines for the electricity industry, which is to be tabled in Parliament. The Government Information Department said that the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at a meeting held on 13th September 2021 to obtain 70% of the electricity generation from renewable energy by the year 2030, not to establish new coal power generation plants in the future, and to neutralize the net carbon emissions during power generation by the year 2050. It was also

02 Nov, 2021

Speaker thanks India for continued support to Sri Lanka

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today thanked India for its continued support to Sri Lanka. The Indian high Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay met the Speaker in Parliament today. Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake was also present on the occasion. The Parliament media unit said that the cordial discussion focused on several matters of mutual interests. The Indian High Commissioner commended the Government for being able to control the prevailing Covid situation. Meanw

01 Nov, 2021