Three killed in Boosa train-motorcycle accident

Ranjan Ramanayake to get UNP district organiser post

Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake is to get a new post in the United National Party (UNP). Ramanayake, who was removed from his Divulapitiya organiser post by the UNP yesterday, is expected to get a district organiser post. Ramanayake was yesterday replaced by Provincial Council member Kithsiri Manchanayake as UNP Divulapitiya organiser. (Colombo Gazette)

31 Oct, 2017

SAITM chairman tells GMOA to get students back to lectures

The Chairman of the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) Dr Neville Fernando says he hopes the?Government Medical Officers? Association (GMOA) will ensure students of state?medical faculties resume their lectures. He said this in response to a statement made by the GMOA with regards to the Government decision taken on SAITM. Students of state?medical faculties have been protesting over the past several months against SAITM. ?I am pleased to note that the GMOA has accepted

31 Oct, 2017

Norway says war displaced must return to original places

Norway says war displaced families must be able to return to their original places. Thorbj?rn Gaustads?ther, Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy to Sri Lanka visited the Tellipalai Divisional Secretariat area in the Jaffna District where communities have been recently resettled. During this visit, the Ambassador declared open and handed over completed economic infrastructures, namely the Multi-Purpose Building, which would ease the accessibility of the community to all government related

30 Oct, 2017