The President and Executive Committee of the SAARC Women’s Association (SWA – Sri Lanka Chapter) paid a courtesy call on the Indian High Commissioner, Gopal Baglay at India House recently. Many areas of mutual interest focusing on culture and friendship between the countries in the region were discussed. The members of the SWA outlined their […]
By Chitra Weerarathne The second Contempt of Court case against Ranjan Ramanayake will be resumed on 09 March. He has been charged with causing an affront to the dignity of judges. His Senior Counsel Anura Maddegoda was not present for personal reasons when the case was taken up in the Supreme Court yesterday. The Supreme […]
By Saman Indrajith The SJB on Sunday said that it was wrong for the President and the government to seek the assistance of the Opposition to steer the country out of the present crises without creating a proper forum to obtain such assistance. Addressing the media at the Opposition Leader’s Office in Colombo, Chief Opposition […]
By Ifham Nizam Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, the United Nations and the Commonwealth at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the UK, planted a Kumbuk (Terminalia arjuna) sapling at the Bellanwila – Attidiya Bird Sanctuary last week. The Department of Wildlife said Lord Ahmad had been joined by the […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita Lack of enthusiasm among the public to receive the booster dose was disconcerting, given that Sri Lanka had a long-established and highly functional immunisation programme, the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) said yesterday. By 20 January 2022, 64.56% of Sri Lankans had been fully vaccinated, but only 22.47% had received the booster […]