Speculation over the membership of Port City Commission (PCC) can now be laid to rest with the President appointing its members on May 31, where all are of Sri Lankans.With the appointment, the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act will be implemented in full.The Commission headed by Gamini Marapana PC includes Treasury Secretary S. R. Attygalle, Dr. (Eng) Priyath Bandu Wickrama, Saliya Wickramasuriya...
Vaccination drive, a success:
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that Governors and District Secretaries should personally intervene to maintain essential services and prevent any disruption to the lives of the people. He said despite the current situation, the economy could not be allowed to collapse and the contribution of all stakeholders is needed to overcome the challenge and move forward as a country. He called on them to extend...
Ball carriers and water boys clueless about rugby are dictating terms and working on the blind side as Sri Lanka Rugby keeps passing the ball:Rugby players in Sri Lanka have taken to social media denouncing what they call the failure to recommence the once popular spectator sport that had ample breathing space in the first four months of the year.Their reaction comes barely a week after rugby officials...
The fisher community which has fallen from the frying pan into the fire due to the blow from a double whammy of the global pandemic and now the ship catching fire in Lankan waters urgently call for assistance from the authorities to keep the home fires burning.The fisher-families whose only source of income has been taken away urge the government to provide a daily allowance at least till they get over the...
