Government scuttles move to legitimise homosexuality
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has rejected a proposal to end discrimination based on sexual orientation because it could legitimise homosexuality, which is illegal...
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Minister Rishad Bathiudeen led fourth APTA successfully concludes in Bangkok
(UDHAYAM, BANGKOK) – The fifth Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) meeting is to be held in Sri Lanka in 2019. APTA is also likely to...
Joint Opposition lodges complaint against Minister Kabir Hashim
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – A complaint has been lodged at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and the Criminal Investigations Department by the...
Minister Sagala Rathnayaka attends IDU
(UDHAYAM, MUNICH) – Prime Minister’s Chief-of-Staff and Minister of Law and Order & Southern Development Sagala Rathnayaka in Munich Germany met the first Deputy President...
Prime Minister Ranil meets global leaders
(UDHAYAM, SWITZERLAND) – Free trade and openness should be ensured while refusing protectionism to uplift the global economy said President of People’s Republic of China...
“Digital Economic Policy will be implemented in 2017” – Minister Harin Fernando
(UDHAYAM, DAVOS) – Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Harin Fernando explained the seven pillars introduced by the present government in order to establish a...
Another MH370 search still possible, Australia says
(UDHAYAM, AUSTRALIA) – Australia’s transport minister has said the search for flight MH370 could resume in the future, but only if “credible new evidence” emerges....
DENGUE MENACE: Special letter from Health Minister to all ministers
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Minister of Health Dr. Rajitha Senarthne sending a letter to all Cabinet, State, and Provincial Chief Ministers has requested to take necessary...
Premier meets Chinese President at World Economic Summit
(UDHAYAM, DAVOS) – Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (17) met Chinese President Xi Jinping before the inauguration of the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland....
President instructs not to increase lottery prices
(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – State Minister of Finance Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana emphasised that lottery prices would remain unchanged as President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed to maintain...