Remains of Sri Lankan student who died in Melbourne to be repatriated

State Minister says he supports Gotabaya’s dictatorship

State Minister Indika Anuruddha says Sri Lanka needs a dictator like President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Speaking in Parliament today, Anuruddha said that as Parliamentarian he supports dictatorship. He said that personally he likes the dictatorship of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The State Minister said that dictatorship helped address several issues in the country. He said that the opposition pictured Gotabaya Rajapaksa as a dictator in the past and feel the same even now. The State Minister s

06 Sep, 2021

Another stock of Pfizer vaccines arrive in Sri Lanka

Another stock of Pfizer vaccines arrived in Sri Lanka today, the Health Ministry said. The Health Ministry said that approximately 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in the country today. At the Covid Task Force meeting?two weeks ago?President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had requested medical experts to study, once the current program to administer the first and second jab is completed, if priority should be given to administer booster shots for those above 60 years of age or to administer the

06 Sep, 2021

Emergency regulations passed by Parliament

The emergency regulations enforced by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week, was passed by Parliament today following a vote. The emergency regulations were passed with?132 voting for and 51 against it. The President enacted the emergency regulations for the provision of essential food items in accordance with the powers vested in him under Section 2 of the Public Security Ordinance. Agriculture Minister?Mahindanada Aluthgamage said the gazette notice on the emergency regulations was publish

06 Sep, 2021