Police received 2033 complaints of sexual abuse last year

Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando resigns

Hambantota Mayor Eraj Fernando has resigned from his post due to personal reasons. Fernando has also decided to resign from his post as a member of the Hambantota Municipal Council. Fernando has twice served as the Mayor of the Hambantota Municipal Council for more than ten years, from 2011 to 2021. Eraj Ravindra Fernando, who contested for the Hambantota Municipal Council under the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), won from the Mirijjawila Division in Hambantota and was elected as the

10 Feb, 2022

Asha De Vos appointed NARA Director

Marine biologist. Educator and TED Senior Fellow Dr. Asha De Vos has been appointed as a Director of the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA). State Minister of Fisheries Kanchana Wijesekera handed over the letters of appointment today. The New Directors are Professor J Wijerathne (Chairman), Prof Amarasinghe, Dr Asha De Vos, Dr Ashoka,Dilan Fernando and Chaminda Fernando. Wijesekera said that Mrs Selvendran Salivan De Marian and Mr Chinthaka De Silva will also co

10 Feb, 2022

Charitha Herath re-appointed COPE Chairman

Professor Charitha Herath has been re-appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) for the Second Session of the ninth Parliament. Herath?s name was proposed by Minister Sarath Weerasekara and seconded by MP Susil Premjayanth at its inaugural committee meeting held today (10) at the Parliament premises. Prof. Charitha Herath also served as the Chairman of the COPE during the first session of the ninth Parliament. The Committee Members were recently appointed by the

10 Feb, 2022