US Under Secretary Victoria Nuland arrives in Sri Lanka

The Under Secretary for Political Affairs of the U.S. Department of State Victoria Nuland arrived in Sri Lanka for a two-day official visit evening (March 22).

Accompanied by a delegation of five senior officials, Nuland arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake at around 7.30 p.m. today from New Delhi, India.

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Land Commissioner General ordered not to follow circular on other state forests

The Court of Appeal has issued an order directing the Land Commissioner General not to follow the circular issued on transferring the administration of non-protected forests, known as “other state forests” (OSF), which were under the Department of Forest Conservation, to the respective Divisional Secretaries.

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Power cuts scheduled for tomorrow

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the request made by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to impose scheduled power cuts in the country tomorrow (March 23). 

Accordingly the power interruptions will be imposed as follows: 

Areas P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W - 1 hour from 10.30am to 4.30pm and 1 hour and 40 minutes from...

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TNA to attend All-Party Conference

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) will attend the All-Party Conference scheduled for tomorrow (March 23), Parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran says.

The conference, mooted by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to seek solutions for the ongoing economic crisis, will kick off under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

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Second reading of PTA Amendment Bill passed in Parliament

The second reading of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Bill has been passed in Parliament with a majority of 51 votes.

The PTA Amendment Bill was passed with amendments, with 86 lawmakers voting in favour and 35 voting against.

The debate on the second reading of the said Bill was held today (March 22) as decided at the...

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Three arrested over murder of energy minister s driver

The main suspect involved in the murder of the driver of Energy Minister Gamini Lokuge has been arrested in the area of Kalubowila.

According to the police, the suspect is currently receiving medical care at the emergency treatment unit of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila under police protection.

In the meantime, the suspect’s f...

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