Court orders arrest of 16 CPC workers who protested

Navy sinks two decommissioned ships off Trincomalee

The Sri Lanka Navy has sunk two decommissioned ships off Trincomalee, the Navy media unit said today. The Navy said that ?Weeraya? and ‘Jagatha’ which rendered an invaluable service to the Sri Lanka Navy for more than four decades, were sunk this week making them an artificial reef that can shelter fish and crustaceans. Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne on 12th October 2020 presided over the decommissioning ceremony of the two ships. Before the ships were sunk all their

29 Oct, 2020

State institutions in Western Province told to implement ‘work from home’ system

State institutions in the Western Province have been told to implement the ‘work from home’ system. The Presidential Secretariat has issued a circular to State institutions to implement the ‘work from home’ system in order to control the spread of the coronavirus. Heads of State institutions have been advised to introduce a methodology similar to that followed in March-April this year. The government had declared a ‘work from home’ period in March and had extended it in April as a result of t

29 Oct, 2020

Mano withdraws signature from petition calling for Duminda’s release

By Indika Sri Aravinda Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian and Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan has withdrawn his signature from a petition calling for a Presidential pardon for Duminda Silva. Ganesan told reporters today that he had decided to withdraw his signature after he was attacked on social media. He insisted that he signed the petition with a good intention but decided to withdraw the signature after several allegations were made against him. Duminda Sil

29 Oct, 2020