Chief Opposition Whip MP Lakshman Kiriella has requested that all documents from the second to the fifth volume of the report of the Presidential Commission that probed the April 21 attack be submitted for the debate. The debate would not be successful without the report, Chief Opposition Whip MP Lakshman Kiriella stated. However, this [2/27/2021] …
The illegal clearing of the Bogahapattiya forest in the Dahaiyagala reserve, which belongs to the Udawalawe National Park, has not ended yet. A group of civil society activists including the Secretary of the National Bhikku Front Ven. Wakamulle Uditha Thero visited the area today. It was observed that various groups have marked the boundaries [2/27/2021] …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reassured the public that the COVID-19 inoculation program is being conducted in a systematic manner. The President expressed these views while participating in a Gama Sadamaga Pilisandarak program held in the Kivulekada area in the Trincomalee District. “Sri Lanka has managed this health crisis well. We have commenced the COVID-19 vaccination [2/27/2021] …
COLOMBO(News 1st): The path taken by Elephants through the Rambakanoya is no more. This fate has befallen the Rambakan Oya area after private companies erected electric fences as they please to surround their plantations. Farmers in the area allege that lands on which elephants used to roam on have been handed over to private companies [2/27/2021] …
Burials of COVID-19 victims will only be permitted following the issuance of the relevant guidelines, Director General Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena said. Steps are underway to find suitable burial grounds, following which the relevant committee headed by the President, Subject Minister and Ministry Secretary will be notified, Director-General speaking to News First [2/27/2021] …
A group of private hikers from Awissawella area who had climbed the Narangala Ridge in Badulla on Friday (26) for night camping despite DMC warning against doing so, found one of them dead after falling a 700 ft precipice. At first, the team on finding that one of their members had gone [2/27/2021] …
: With the gradual decline in hydropower generation, there are signs of problems with uninterrupted power supply. Due to the dry weather 74% of the electricity generation will have to be generated from coal and diesel thermal power plants, the Ministry of Power and Energy said. These days the total power generation is [2/27/2021] …
The Special Task Force of the Konagala Camp led by SSP Silvester arrested a suspect for the possession of Rs.170,000 and 750 grams of ICE in Ragama on Friday (26), Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said. The team has also arrested another female suspect in Dehiwala for the possession of 1kg of heroin, [2/27/2021] …
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship ‘Setogiri that arrived at the port of Hambantota on 25th February 2021, left the island on Friday (26) ‘Setogiri is a destroyer serving with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and this 137m long platform arrived in Hambantota is manned by a crew of 220. However, the [2/27/2021] …
The necessary guidelines with respect to the burial of people who die of COVID-19 will be announced next week, said the Ministry of Health on Saturday (27). Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena said the committee of experts will meet on Saturday (27) for a special discussion in this regard at [2/27/2021] …
