Child attacked by crocodile in Meegalewa

Sajith accepts invitation to attend Government meeting

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today accepted an invitation to attend a Government meeting to discuss the damage caused to Sri Lanka as a result of the fire on the X-Press Pearl ship. Minister of Ports and Shipping, Rohitha Abeygunawardena extended the invitation to Premadasa in Parliament today. He invited Premadasa to attend the meeting scheduled to be held on Monday with the participation of the Ministers of Ports and Shipping, Justice, Environment, Fishing and Foreign Affairs. “Let us

09 Jul, 2021

SriLankan Airlines denies claims it suffered mid-air fuel shortage

SriLankan Airlines today denied claims it suffered a mid-air fuel shortage in a flight travelling from London to Colombo. The airline said that on July 6th, 2021, SriLankan Airlines flight UL504 en route from London to Colombo had to take a longer flight path from its regular journey as the Kuwait Air Traffic Control denied entry into their airspace as their primary radar was unserviceable. The Aircraft had to be rerouted via a longer route avoiding Kuwait airspace. Even though UL 504 had suff

09 Jul, 2021

Institutional and legal framework of Ministries under MR and Basil amended

The institutional and legal framework of the Ministries under Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Minister Basil Rajapaksa have been amended. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued a new gazette amending the institutional and legal framework of the Ministry of Economic Policies and Plan Implementation which comes under Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Finance Ministry which comes under Minister Basil Rajapaksa. Accordingly, the National Planning Department, Department of Census and Stati

09 Jul, 2021