Gnanasara transferred to Sri Jayawardenapura hospital

UNP suspends 1,137 local council members

The United National Party (UNP) has decided to suspend 1,137 local council members. The UNP members had contested past local council polls under the UNP ticket but later supported other political parties. As a result, the UNP Working Committee unanimously decided to suspend 1,137 local council members. (Colombo Gazette)

21 Feb, 2023

Kimbulawala street food stalls given conditional go ahead

Street food stalls in Kimbulawala have been given conditional go ahead after the matter was raised in Parliament. The Government said that the stalls were ordered to be relocated as they obstruct vehicular movement and pedestrians. Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that a fixed time has now been given for the stalls to operate in the area. The stall owners said earlier that closing shop or relocating will have a serious impact on their income. The opposition raised concerns in Parliament toda

21 Feb, 2023

China’s fishing trawlers endangering marine life of South America: Report

Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): Chinese Distant Water Fishing Fleet (DWF) vessels have been spotted fishing rare and protected species and disturbing the marine ecological balance. These DWFs are found in international waters near Japan and South Korea in the Asiatic continent and Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina in the South American continent, Geopolitica.info reported. The Galapagos Islands a part of Ecuador’s territory, are the worst victim. The EEZ of Ecuador’s mainland and the Galapagos

21 Feb, 2023