The President’s Office has today (28) said the High Commissioner for New Zealand in New Delhi will represent the New Zealand Prime Minister at the Cricket World Cup semifinal between Sri Lanka and New Zealand tomorrow. Director General of the President’s Media Unit and Spokesperson Bandula Jayasekara told the media that New Zealand Premier John [...]
The administration of the Sabaragamuwa University has banned all student unions and their activities within the university premises. Vice Chancellor of the university Prof. Mahinda Rupasinghe has said these unions had provoked students into breaching discipline and disrupted academic activities. He has told the media that functions of students unions and meetings are temporarily banned.
The New Zealand media has today reported that Prime Minister John Key has declined an invitation from Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to attend the cricket World Cup semifinal between the two countries in Colombo on Tuesday (29). A spokesman from Key’s office has reportedly said he had to decline the invitation. The 3news agency [...]
Sri Lanka’s ambassador to China, Karunatilaka Amunugama has been appointed as the new Secretary to the External Affairs Ministry. Amunugama is to assume duties in his new post today (28). Former External Affairs Ministry Secretary Romesh Jayasinghe is reportedly tipped to be appointed to a position in the Presidential Secretariat. A member of the Foreign [...]
The Agricultural Department has said that the yield of the Maha paddy harvest in the Polonnaruwa District has been reduced by almost half of the expected yield due to the recent floods. The Department has stated that the usual 100 bushels of paddy yielded from an acer of paddy land in the Polonnaruwa District has [...]
UNP’s Working Committee is to meet today (28) to appoint the party’s National Organizer. Appointments to key positions in the party were made last week following Working Committee meetings held on three consecutive days. The only position that remains to be filled is that of the National Organizer and the appointment is to be made [...]
The President’s Office has said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has extended an invitation to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to witness the world cup cricket semi-final encounter between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo on Tuesday (29). Sri Lanka defeated England by 10 wickets to reach the World [...]
The External Affairs Ministry states that Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Japan, Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda assumed duties in Tokyo last week, paying special emphasis on the strong bilateral relations between Japan and Sri Lanka. Addressing the staff at the Embassy, Admiral Karannagoda had emphasized the importance of good teamwork and commitment which is the key [...]
The United Nations General Assembly, adopting a resolution, declared March 22 as World Water Day, commencing 1993. In every year it selected a slogan to commemorate the day. This year’s slogan, Water For Cities, is very important due to the rapid growth of urban population in the world. Between 1990 and 2001, the world’s informal [...]
Ranil Wickremesinghe is your ultimate survivor. He has delayed the inevitable for over a decade. Wickremesinghe has earned a reputation as a master manipulator for his own survival. Although a serial loser of elections he has cleverly manipulated party stalwarts and the rank and file after every election defeat to divert pressure for his removal [...]
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