Muditha Perera News Today

Auditor General W. P. C Wickremaratne has questioned the continuing refusal on the part of the Inland Revenue Department to furnish the service agreement with a Singaporean company that installed the faulty RAMIS (Random Access Management Information System) at a cost of more than Rs 10 bn. Wickremaratne, seated next to COPA (Committee on Public […]

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila, MP yesterday (25) proposed that both public and private sector workers be paid on a weekly basis. The former Power and Energy Minister claimed that it would help both the cash-strapped government and private sector to cope up with the continuing economic crisis. The Colombo District lawmaker said […]

The Constitutional Council yesterday (25) decided to call for nominations for independent commissions including the Election Commission. Speaker Mahinda Abeywardena chaired the meeting. This was announced by Parliament yesterday. The following is the text of statement issued by Janakantha Silva, Director Legislative Services /Director Communication (Acting): “The Constitutional Council members, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, Leader […]

India is set to celebrate its 74th Republic Day today (26) with a colourful parade displaying military might and cultural diversity. The public holiday marks the anniversary of India officially adopting its constitution, making it a sovereign republic. Its highlight is a parade which is held in capital city Delhi and telecast live across the […]

The CEB, PUCSL, and other relevent authorities, have assured the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) that there will be an uninrrupted supply of power during the GCE Advanced Level examination. The HRCSL summoned the institutions, following public protests, over power interrruptions during the A/Level examinations. The examinations commenced on January 23 and will […]

United Rice Producers Association urges Prez to punish culprits By Shamindra Ferdinando The United Rice Producers Association (URPA) alleges that paddy stocks worth Rs 1.3 bn procured by the government in 2019/2020 Maha, 2020 Yala, 2020/2021 Maha and 2021 Yala seasons have not been accounted for. URPA President W. D. K. Muditha Perera has, in […]

BBC reported that Donald Trump will be allowed back on to Facebook and Instagram, after Meta announced it would be ending its two-year suspension of his accounts. The suspension will end “in the coming weeks”, the social media giant said. In a statement, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, said the public “should be […]

By Sanath Nanayakkare Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said yesterday that the CBSL was not in any way connected to the matter of holding local government elections. Dr. Weerasinghe said so responding to a question from journalists as to how the Central Bank viewed the possibility of holding the local government elections […]

Chairman of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka when contacted by the Island at 8AM on Thursday (26) said that up to that time he had not been informed about the resignation of ECSL member  Mrs P S M Charles

Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Uurumaya, MP Udaya Gammanpila, yesterday said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given a post of Presidential Adviser on Climate Change to Eric Solheim who had been sacked by the UN for wasting funds. Addressing the media in Colombo, Gammanpila said that so-called peace envoy Solheim has re-emerged as the Presidential […]