Sathosa case order fixed for Sept. 22 dailynews.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailynews.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
LankaWeb – Whistleblower prevented from leaving for Dubai lankaweb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lankaweb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lak Sathosa garlic scam: By Shamindra Ferdinando One-time Executive Director of Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), Thushan Gunawardena says the Immigration and Emigration Department has barred him from leaving the country. An irate Gunawardena alleges he is being harassed over the disclosure of a massive garlic scam at Lak Sathosa last September. “Instead of prosecuting those […]
Presidential Committee contradicts Litro Chairman By Rathindra Kuruwita and Shamindra Ferdinando A simmering controversy over gas-related explosions has taken an unexpected turn with Prof. Shantha Walpolage, the Chairman of the Committee appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to probe the recent gas explosions, concluding that the change in the composition of gas was the primary reason […]
Ordinary people who cannot afford private healthcare arrived in large numbers at state-run hospitals to obtain treatment despite the government medical doctors’ strike. Our photographer Nimal Dayaratne captured this scene at the National Hospital yesterday. The Government Medical Officers’ Association has launched a countrywide strike in protest against what it calls irregularities in the post-intern […]
‘We created this problem on our own’ State Minister Dr. Nalaka Godahewa says the government had caused a wholly unnecessary problem by trying to do away with agrochemicals overnight. Speaking at a meeting at Biyagama, Dr. Godahewa said that their original plan had been to shift from agro-chemicals to carbonic fertiliser over a period of […]
Police have arrested seven persons, allegedly involved in various scams carried out via social media. The arrests were made during a raid at the JAIC Hilton in Colombo, police said. Police Spokesman and Attorney-at-Law SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that the Walana Anti-Vice Strike Force carried out the raid. The senior police officer said that the […]
LankaWeb – Change in gas composition main cause of explosions lankaweb.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lankaweb.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The government should allow a bus fare hike if it could not grant concessions to the private bus owners, the Inter-Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA) Secretary Anjana Priyanjith said yesterday. Fuel prices had increased dramatically and the already battered industry would collapse without an immediate fare increase, he said. Priyanjith said that the private bus owners were […]
Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris hosted a working dinner for the Heads of Mission of Islamic States in Colombo on 30 November. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa also joined the occasion as Guest of Honour. The Minister exchanged views with the Islamic envoys on the constructive role played by the Sri Lankan Muslim community both historically and […]