Additional funds allocated in budget for families of missing

Samantha Power to visit Sri Lanka to discuss crisis

The Administrator for the U.S. Government?s development agency, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, will arrive in Sri Lanka over the weekend on a two-day official visit. The US Embassy in Sri Lanka said that the purpose of the visit is to discuss the ongoing economic crisis and strengthen the development partnership between the United States and Sri Lanka. Samantha Power earlier visited Sri Lanka in 2015 when Mangala Samaraweera was Foreign Minister

08 Sep, 2022

Damitha Abeyratne remanded

Actress turned activist Damitha Abeyratne has been ordered to be remanded until 14th September by the?Colombo Fort Magistrate?s Court. She was arrested by the Colombo North Crimes Division over her alleged involvement of forcibly entering the Presidential Secretariat in July and also damaging property. Abeyratne was arrested just after she attended a demonstration staged in Battaramulla yesterday. Damitha Abeyratne was a key member of the protest movement at Galle Face. Concerns were raised

08 Sep, 2022

Public Finance Committee requested to probe coal procurement

The Public Finance Committee in Parliament has been requested to investigate the procurement of coal. Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that he requested the Chairman of the Public Finance Committee Dr. Harsha de Silva to conduct an inquiry on the procurement of coal. He claimed that false allegations raised against the awarded tender has raised questions on the transparency and pricing. Wijesekera said that Lanka Coal Company had called for tenders for the procurement of 4.5

07 Sep, 2022