President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday assured trade unionists that the Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) of the Colombo Port will not be sold or leased. The President met the Ports Authority Trade Union representatives at the Presidential Secretariat on their request to discuss about the ECT.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has sent the following message on the occasion of Thai Pongal: “It is with immense pleasure that I wish all Tamil devotees in Sri Lanka and all over the world a very happy Thai Pongal festival. In the Hindu-Tamil Calendar, the first month of the year is known as ‘Thai’, and ‘Pongal’ infers a new dawn.”
US, IRAN: Outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged Tuesday that arch-enemy Iran has become a new “home base” for Al-Qaeda, surpassing Afghanistan or Pakistan, an assertion mocked by Tehran and questioned by experts. Barely a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes over, Pompeo confirmed a New York Times report that Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command was killed last
Airports Council International (ACI) has certified Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for adopting health and safety measures in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The accreditation has been issued by the Airports Council International Council following a thorough examination of the health and the safety measures adopted at the Bandaranaike
The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee yesterday appointed new office bearers for 2021. The UNP Working Committee approved the appointment of former General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam as the Assistant Leader of the party. Palitha Range Bandara was appointed as the new General Secretary and Vajira Abeywardena as the Chairman.