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The deadline for the accepting of applications to cast postal votes in the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections ends at 12.00 midnight today (12).The Election Commission earlier announced that the duly filled applications must be handed over to District Returning Officers through the District Election Office address on or before August 05.The applications must be received by the respective District Election Offices before 12.00 midnight today, and mere delivery of applications by post on that day is not a reason for acceptance of applications, the Election Commission said.The applications received after the deadline will be rejected without consideration, as per…

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to launch an island-wide 24-hour token strike tomorrow in protest over the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.The token strike is to commence from 8.00 a.m. today(12 March) as decided during the executive committee meeting of the GMOA ysterday evening (11). Doctors and staff at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital commenced a strike this morning demanding the immediate arrest of the individual who allegedly sexually assaulted a female doctor at the hospital’s dormitory for medical officers. According to Ada Derana reporter, the victim, a 32-year-old female doctor, had returned to…

The Department of Meteorology says that several spells of showers will occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Hambantota districts today (12).In its latest forecast, the department mentioned that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere during the afternoon or night.Fairly heavy showers about 75mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces, it added.Thus, the general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stated that eleven Japanese projects and seventy-six Chinese projects, which provide economic benefits to Sri Lanka but were previously stalled, have now recommenced, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).He also said that the government is committed to providing the necessary support to secure a share for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs in the global market.He highlighted that the government has a strong strategic plan to facilitate access to international markets by integrating diplomats and entrepreneurs into a unified process.The President made these remarks while attending the 26th Anniversary of the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE),…

The Colombo High Court announced that the decision regarding whether to lift the order issued to freeze the bank accounts of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, will be delivered on March 17, 2025.Colombo High Court judge Adithya Patabendige issued this order after considering the facts presented on behalf of the former Minister.During the trial, the legal representative of Rambukwella stated that the compensation of Rs. 950,000 received by the former Minister in connection with the torching of his house during the ‘Aragalaya’ and his pension had been credited to his parliamentary bank account, which has currently been frozen by a court…

Sri Lanka has not changed its stance on doing business with India’s Adani Group and welcomes investment opportunities from the conglomerate, the country’s cabinet spokesperson said on Tuesday.Gautam Adani, the chairman of the ports to power business group, and top executives of Adani Green were indicted by U.S. prosecutors last year for their alleged role in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure solar power deals.Adani and the executives have denied any wrongdoing.Sri Lanka, however, had said it was “unconcerned” by the group’s dealings with other countries.“But Sri Lanka remains firm on negotiating purchasing costs of power…

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to set up a committee to examine the effects of modifications and decorations on passenger transport buses on public safety and to submit a report, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.Changes to the design and modification of vehicles can be made with the prior approval of the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic, in accordance with the orders issued under the provisions of the Motor Traffic Act.Accordingly, the “Motor Traffic (Construction of Vehicles) Regulations, 1983” have been amended from time to time, and regulations regarding how vehicles can be modified have been published…

Philippine police have arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over his deadly “war on drugs”.The 79-year-old was taken into police custody shortly after his arrival at Manila airport from Hong Kong.He has offered no apologies for his brutal anti-drugs crackdown, which saw thousands of people killed when he was president of the South East Asian nation from 2016 to 2022, and mayor of Davao city before that.Upon his arrest, he questioned the basis for the warrant, asking: “What crime [have] I committed?”Duterte’s former presidential spokesperson Salvador…

A total of 6,160 Sri Lankans have been offered employment opportunities in Israel’s construction sector, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached between the governments of Israel and Sri Lanka.Furthermore, it is reported that a total of 1,082 Sri Lankan youths have already departed for construction sector jobs in Israel since January 2025.Meanwhile, the distribution of air tickets to 41 individuals who were selected for employment opportunities in the construction sector in Israel took place yesterday (10) under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment’s (SLBFE) Chairman, Koshala Wickramasinghe. This group left for Israel yesterday.Additionally, another 177…

Three newly appointed Court of Appeal Justices were formally sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (11), at the Presidential Secretariat.Accordingly, the appointments were conferred upon High Court Judges W.K.S.U. Premachandra, K. Priyantha Fernando and A. Premashankar, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake was also present at the occasion, the PMD said.