Postal workers on strike to lose part of their June salary

Monk ends fast following assurances from PM, Sajith

The Venerable Ududumbara Kashyapa Thera ended his fast unto death campaign after receiving assurances from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement would not be signed before the 16 November elections. A letter from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the MCC agreement would not be signed before the Presidential election and would be signed only after getting the consent of the relev

06 Nov, 2019

Sri Lanka and Australia to work on Geoscientific investigations

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Scientific and Technical Cooperation was signed between Sri Lanka and Australia on 05 November 2019 in Canberra. Chairman, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau of Sri Lanka (GSMB) W.M.A.S. Iddawela, and Chief Executive Officer, Geoscience Australia (GA) Dr. James Johnson signed??the??MoU? at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia. The High Commissioner?of Sri Lanka to Australia J.C?Weliamuna and Senior Director (GSMB) Udaya De Silva attended

05 Nov, 2019

Army Commander briefs troops being deployed to Mali

Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva briefed a new contingent of troops being deployed to Mali to join the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA). The new team is being sent after the UN raised concerns over Silva’s appointment as Army Commander as a result of human rights allegations linked to him. The new contingent of 243 Army personnel of the Combat Convoy Company (CCC) of the Sri Lanka Army, set to leave for Mali, presented a formal

06 Nov, 2019