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Financial grants for education of volunteers’ children
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 21:25The Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force has been making financial grants for the education of children of its officers and other ranks who perform well at the year five scholarship exam, the GCE O/L exam and the GCE A/L exam.
Lasil de Silva removed from commission
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 20:08The presidential secretariat today (01) terminated the services of Lasil de Silva as secretary to the presidential commission investigating serious incidents of bribery and corruption.
Education minister granted 2,000 political appointments?
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 15:29The Ceylon Teachers Union today (01) filed a complained with the Anti-Corruption Secretariat against Education minister - Akila Viraj Kariyawasam.
Minister gets oil pipeline repair contract
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 13:01A Muslim minister has secretly secured the contract to repair the dilapidated pipeline that takes oil to the Muthurajawela oil storage complex.
FR filed against Yoshitha's arrest
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 11:43A fundamental Rights petition has been filed at the Supreme Court today (01) on behalf of Yoshitha Rajapaksa and several others against their arrest and being kept in remand custody.
Singapore to help Sri Lanka in restructuring its foreign ministry
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 10:44Singapore will provide help to Sri Lanka as its government undergoes restructuring, said Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Monday (Feb 29).
Friend flees, leaves Lankan family drowning in debt
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 10:41A struggling businessman who says a debt-riddled friend sold him a "sinking dream", is warning others to be more vigilant when it comes to 'too good to be true offers'.
‘Give us too, Jenivan’s freedom’ – Tamil prisoners
Tuesday, 01 March 2016 08:49The government pays no attention to other Tamil prisoners, although the president got all court cases against Sivaraja Jenivan withdrawn and acquitted him through the attorney general’s department, says the national movement for the freedom of political prisoners.