COLOMBO (News1st): Members of the Maha Sangha criticized the government over attempts that are allowing foreign entities to acquire the country’s resources. Just as the Sacred Tooth Relic protects the Dalada Maligawa, we must come forward to protect the East Container Terminal, Ven Elle Gunawansa Thero said. Civic groups and trade unions have heavily criticized [1/21/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Certain individuals who worked to elect the government to power are trying to cover up the wrong activities of the government, K.D. Lalkantha, the president of the National Trade Union Centre has said. He made these remarks while opposing attempts to give away a 49 percent of the Colombo Port’s East Container Termina to [1/21/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): A new plan has been formulated to set-up a new managed elephant reserve in Sooriyawewa, irrigation minister Chamal Rajapaksa has said. We have asked the regulations to be given to us in a couple of weeks, the minister said on Thursday. He made these remarks amist fast unto death campaign launched by farmers seeking [1/21/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): The proposal to provide military training to individuals above the age of 18 is not realistic, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, an opposition lawmaker has said. Let’s assume training is provided to everyone between the ages of 18 and 26, Fonseka, a former army commander said on Thursday. He pointed out that approximately 3.5 million [1/21/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): The University of Colombo marked a century since the commencement of the Faculty of Arts and Science on Thursday. The library of the university that was declared open in 1921 also celebrated a century since its establishment. A special event was organized by the Colombo University to mark the historic occasion under the [1/21/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Trade unions have warned that a programme to boycott India’s products would be launched amidst protests against handing over a 49 percent of the Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal to India’s Adani Group. We will announce a date on when we will start our protest against India, which will commence with the boycotting of [1/21/2021] …
The Editors Guild of India has condemned the issue of a non-bailable warrant by a lower court against senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta by a court in Gujarats Kutch district for an article he had co-authored against the Adani group in 2017. In a statement issued on Thursday, it called upon the Adani [1/21/2021] …
The Presidential Task Force handling Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan said it is still uncertainty when the island will be receiving COVID-19 vaccines from India. India has begun the exportation of its Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute under the name Covishield among neighbouring states. The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation has not granted [1/21/2021] …
Sri Lanka Navy said it recovered 04 bodies of Indian fishermen so far, following an incident where an Indian fishing boat collided with a Sri Lanka Navy Fast Attack Craft in the northern seas earlier this week. The bodies are currently placed at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital. Sri Lanka Navy launched a [1/21/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): The Arasadi Grama Niladhari division in Batticaloa will be placed under isolation from 6 pm on Thursday, authorities said. Meanwhile, the isolation status in several areas in Kattankudy, Bandaragama, and Monaragala will also be lifted from 6 pm. They are as follows; Kattankudy Police Division 165 Kattankudy Grama Niladhari Division 03 165 A Kattankudy [1/21/2021] …
