Use of power generators mandatory for factories

NPP calls for debate among presidential candidates

The National People?s Power (NPP) has called for a debate among the presidential candidates contesting the upcoming elections. NPP MP Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that since a presidential election will be held first the NPP has proposed a debate among the main presidential candidates. She said that if the other political parties do no not agree then the NPP is willing to consider a debate among the economic council members of the main parties. “Our economic council members have taken part in

08 Apr, 2024

Influencer who went into hiding in Sri Lanka sentenced in Russia

An Instagram influencer who went into hiding in Sri Lanka has been sentenced to ten months hard labour in Russia for “tickling” the breast of a famous war statue. Alena Agafonova, aged 23, posted a video beneath The Motherland Calls monument in Volgograd, southwest Russia, on Instagram last year which appears to show her tickling the right breast of the figure. The video caused outrage at the time, and was told in February that she could be handed a jail sentence of up to five years because of

08 Apr, 2024

Keheliya Rambukwella remanded further

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has been ordered to be remanded further until 22 April over the alleged import of substandard immunoglobulin vials. The order was given?by the Maligakanda Magistrate?s Court. Rambukwella, former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandragupta and 5 others have been remanded over the import of substandard human immunoglobulin vials. The Criminal Investigation Department arrested Rambukwella in February after recording a statement from him over the alle

08 Apr, 2024