Excise loses billions due to epidemic
The Excise Department says that the government has lost Rs.27 billion (27 billion) in excise revenue in the year 2021 alone due to the Covid epidemic in the country. Although the expected revenue of the…
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Father Cyril Gamini summoned to CID
Fr. Cyril Gamini has been summoned by the CID today (28) to make a statement regarding a complaint lodged by the Director of the State Intelligence Service, Suresh Sale. To inquire about a statement made…
Prof. Buddhi Marambe removed from all his posts in the Ministry of Agriculture.
The government has decided to re-inspect imported fertilizer due to Chinese influence, removing a subject expert who had objected to the importation of a stock of fertilizer manufactured by a Chinese company that had been…
Beware: The Third Readymade Constitution is Coming Soon
Professor G.L. Peiris has announced that the drafting process of the Constitution is over and that the text is ready. He said that it was to be presented to the Parliament in January next year.…
SDIG Ranmal Kodithuwakku charged with assaulting a civilian
Sabaragamuwa Senior DIG Ranmal Kodithuwakku has been charged with assaulting a civilian. A special investigation has been launched into Sabaragamuwa Senior DIG Ranmal Kodithuwakku who is accused of inhumanely assaulting a civilian on the Ratnapura…
Should Muslims be allowed to marry children because they are a minority?
There has been a timely conversation about child marriage culture. So I thought of writing this. This is a re-writing of a story that has been written for a long time. Child marriages continue to…
A drunken police officer assaults a person
A man who had gone to a funeral home in Udugama has been assaulted by three drunken police officers at Yakkalamulla police. The victim is Nagoda Gamage Sudath Sanjeewa, a married father of one, residing…
The failure of the state media is an additional burden on the government.
Minister of Mass Media and Information Dullas Alahapperuma has stated that the government can no longer bear the commercial failure of the state media. Therefore, he says, more creative programs need to be put in…
A new acting Chairman appointed for the Communist Party
Many in the country spoke with displeasure about Raja Collure, the Governor of the North Western Province, who spoke of a pay cut for teachers who are on a continuous strike. As chairman of the…
Police violence that cannot be hidden on social media!
The video of a police constable assaulting two youths on a motorcycle in the Eravur area in Batticaloa has been circulating on social media since the 23rd of this month. Following the social media revelations…