Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital overcrowded with patients

Litro assures will only distribute gas approved by authorities

Litro has assured court it will only distribute gas approved by the relevant authorities. Litro Gas Lanka Limited told the Court of Appeal today that it will only distribute gas that meets the standards of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and the Sri Lanka Standards Institutions (SLSI). The company has also decided to display a sticker on domestic gas cylinders to indicate the LPG composition. Litro Gas was directed yesterday not to unload the latest shipment of gas as it does not meet wi

16 Dec, 2021

Interdicted Magistrate Thilina Gamage acquitted

Interdicted Magistrate Thilina Gamage was acquitted by the Colombo High Court today in the case over the illegal possession of an elephant calf. The court found that there was insufficient evidence in the case against Thilina Gamage. The Attorney General had in 2019 filed indictments against Thilina Gamage and three others before the Colombo High Court over allegations he kept an elephant calf without a valid license. Gamage and the other suspects were accused of committing a crime under the

16 Dec, 2021

G.L. Peiris appointed acting Finance Minister

Foreign Minister Professor G.L. Peiris has been appointed as the acting Minister of Finance in the absence of Minister Basil Rajapaksa. Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa is currently in Dubai. Basil Rajapaksa left for Dubai with his wife earlier yesterday. According to reports, the Finance Minister left for Dubai on a private visit. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had also left the country on Monday on a private visit. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had led the Cabinet meeting on Monday in th

16 Dec, 2021