News Room : Probe into Customs clearing of 323 containers with red tags – Minister
158 Economic Development Deputy Minister Prof.Anil Jayantha Fernando told Parliament yesterday (22) that a full scale investigation is currently being conducted regarding the incident where 323 containers with red tags have been cleared by the Sri Lanka Customs after scanning. In response to a question raised by MP Chaminda Wijesiri, the Deputy Minister Development said that there have been previous instances...
News Room : Sajith pulls trigger on increase in homicides
135 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday that there has been a rapid increase in homicides and drug trafficking in the country. “This year alone, 101 shooting incidents and sixty deaths from shootings have been reported. Apart from that the passport issue has become another serious problem. However, the Government has still failed to provide a solution to this problem....
News Room : 2025 Budget aims to decentralise concentrated economy involving all segments – President
82 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that this year’s budget will be prepared with the objective of involving every segment of the population in the country’s economic processes. The President expressed these views during a preliminary discussion held on Tuesday (21) at the Presidential Secretariat with officials from the Ministry of Finance regarding the formulation of the 2025 budget. The discussion focused...
News Room : EU Chief Election Observer presents presidential poll final report to Speaker Wickramaratne – The Island
“Don’t seek to capitalise on our achievements’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila said that he was delighted that the National People’s Power (NPP) government had decided to go ahead with the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm development project agreement inked during President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency. The former Energy Minister said so in response to The Island query...
News Room : Systems being geared towards launching digital ID – The Island
“Don’t seek to capitalise on our achievements’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila said that he was delighted that the National People’s Power (NPP) government had decided to go ahead with the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm development project agreement inked during President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency. The former Energy Minister said so in response to The Island query...
News Room : FCID to resume next week – Minister
106 Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament yesterday that the Government has decided to establish the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) next week and investigations will be carried out promptly into all cases related to financial crimes that have not been properly probed in the past. There is a backlog of 29,000 complaints pending with the CID (Criminal Investigation Department)...
News Room : PTA must be enforced with caution – Minister
100 Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake yesterday stressed that the existing Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) must be enforced with caution until a new legal framework is established even though it does not align with the policies of the present Government. The statement came in response to a query from Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Rauff Hakeem regarding an incident...
News Room : Govt committed to extend relief measures despite IMF agreement – Deputy Minister
107 Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma announced yesterday (21) in Parliament that the Government is implementing a programme to strengthen the social safety net and provide further relief to the public. Responding to a question raised by MP Chitral Fernando regarding the Government’s measures to assist people affected by the conditions of the agreement signed with the International...
News Room : Trump turns executive orders into rally spectacle – The Island
China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes”, state media reported. Fan Weiqu, 62, who rammed his car into a crowd outside a sports stadium in the southern city of Zhuhai, killing at least 35 people, was executed on Monday. The attack...
News Room : China executes two men for committing deadly ‘revenge on society crimes’ – The Island
China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes”, state media reported. Fan Weiqu, 62, who rammed his car into a crowd outside a sports stadium in the southern city of Zhuhai, killing at least 35 people, was executed on Monday. The attack...