Hunt continues for patient who escaped from Ragama hospital

Ranil wants UNP WC to be above Sajith

By Easwaran Rutnam United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has insisted that the UNP Working Committee must have the final say on all matters related to the new alliance led by Sajith Premadasa. Premadasa had announced yesterday that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya will be officially launched on 2 March. The UNP Deputy Leader has already secured the support of several political parties to be part of the new alliance. He said that formal agreements with the political parties will b

27 Feb, 2020

Voice of ‘white van’ suspects match recordings

The Government Analyst has confirmed that the voice samples of the two men who attended the controversial media briefing on ?White Van abductions? are a match to the video recordings. The Attorney General informed court today of the Government Analyst?s report when the case was taken up for hearing.? The two men had attended former Minister Rajitha Senaratne?s controversial ?white van? media briefing staged just before the 16 November Presidential election. The two men had claimed at that med

27 Feb, 2020

Teachers launch work to rule campaign

Thirty trade unions representing government principals and teachers have launched a work – to rule campaign from today, the All Ceylon Teachers Services Union said. The Union said the teachers have decided to work only during school hours in order to conduct academic activities, until their demands are met. Trade unions representing government principals and teachers engaged in a sick leave campaign yesterday (26) . The campaign was launched over 6 key demands, including salary anomalies. A

27 Feb, 2020