Local Government elections on Feb. 10
The Local Government Elections will be held on February 10, Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya announced this morning (18th Dec.).
‘State Christmas Festival’ held under President’s patronage
The State Christmas Festival – 2017 was held last evening at the Hindu Cultural Center in Trincomalee under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.
Third reading of Budget passed in parliament
The third reading of the Appropriation Bill for 2018 was passed in parliament yesterday (9th Dec.) with a majority of 99 votes.
Special message for G.C.E. (O/L) student
The G.C.E. (O/L) examination will commence on Tuesday (12th Dec.) and will be continued until 21st December.
Human Rights Arts Festival on Sunday
The first Human Rights Arts Festival organized by Arts Council of Sri Lanka in collaboration with Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka will be held tomorrow (10th Dec.).
Bangladesh Naval ship in the island
Making a three-day official goodwill visit, the Bangladesh Naval Ship (BNS) Bijoy arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (6th Dec.).
National Day on ‘Suraksha’ Student Insurance Scheme
The Ministry of Education today (7th Dec.) implemented a national program introduced to provide insurance coverage to over 4.5 million school students in the country.
Rains expected to decrease
The depression in the Bay of Bengal sea area is moving further away from Sri Lanka. Hence, it’s effect for the country is expected to lessen and the possibility for rainy weather i..
Steps to scale up Youth Social Innovation Challenge
The Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to scale up HackaDev – Youth Soc..
LG polls to be held on or before Feb. 17
Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said today (4th Dec.) that the Local Government Election polls will be held on or before February 17, next year.