GMOA postpones scheduled strike by one week

All personal information to be linked at one data collection center

Steps are to be taken to link all personal information at one data collection center. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has proposed that all personal information including? National Identity Cards, driving licenses, immigration and emigration documents, registration of births and deaths be brought under one data collection center. This will be instrumental in reducing time, effort and money spent on such services at present, President Rajapaksa said during a discussion with officials of the Minist

30 Dec, 2019

Government assures will not leave room for communal clashes

The Government today assured it will not leave room for communal clashes to take place. The outgoing Ambassador of Turkey Tunca Ozcuhadar paid a farewell call on Defence Secretary, Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne at the Ministry of Defence today (30 December 2019). During the meeting, Ambassador Ozcuhadar and Gunaratne discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral relations, including defence and security matters, enhancing training opportunities for Security Forces between the two countr

30 Dec, 2019

Maldives President to holiday in Sri Lanka

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is scheduled to embark on a trip to neighboring Sri Lanka on year-end holiday, RaajjeMV reported. Speaking to RaajjeMV regarding the President?s trip, an official at the President?s Office stated that his four-day trip will begin on Tuesday and Solih will return to Maldives on Friday. While the unofficial trip has been planned, the President?s has relatives residing in the neighboring country and he travelled there at the beginning of 2019 as well. Sin

31 Dec, 2019