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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Sunday, declared open the Tomlin Park and the Municipal Car Park built for the convenience of pilgrims visiting the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy. The Tomlin Park, with state-of-the-art resting places have been built by the Strategic Cities Development Programme and the ‘Siyak Nagara’ Development Project of the Government, […]
By Chitra Weerarathne The Court of Appeal yesterday (18) fixed for tomorrow, 20 January, the bail application filed by Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Omer Hizbullah, remanded by the High Court of Colombo, in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Romesh de Silva, President’s Counsel, appeared with Niran Anketel for the applicant Hizbullah. Deputy Solicitor General, Sudarshan […]
Person accused in case of whiskey turning to coloured water given bail By Shamindra Ferdinando Colombo District SLPP lawmaker Madura Vithanage yesterday (18) denied making an attempt to help fugitive Jayalath Krishan Peiris leave the Bandaranaike International Airport, recently, having arrived from Dubai. MP Vithanage said that Peiris was on the same Emirates flight 652 […]
Opposition MPs, except SJB MPs Eran Wickremaratne and Kumara Welgama, boycotted the tea party hosted by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after delivering his presidential policy statement in Parliament yesterday. Opposition party members did not attend the party held at the Parliament restaurant as a sign of protest against the President, an opposition MP said. He said […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando State Minister for Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID Disease Control, Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle yesterday (25) said that members of Parliament were not among those categorised as priority groups expected to be vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Fernandopulle said so in response to The Island query whether parliamentarians would receive the vaccine scheduled to be delivered by India this week. Asked to explain, Dr. Fernandopulle said that health workers, armed forces and law enforcement personnel engaged in Covid-19 prevention operations would be...