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Missing doctor’s body found in Mahiyanganaya

A joint police-army search yesterday morning led to the recovery of the body of doctor Prabath Dayaratne, missing for less than 24 hours. The search party found the body of the specialist doctor attached to the Badulla Teaching Hospital on a rock in the Mapakadawewa area of Mahiyanganaya. The examination of CCTV footage revealed that […]

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SLIM and NANASKA partner to strengthen finance and leadership skills for marketers

The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), the National Body for Marketing in Sri Lanka, has entered into a strategic partnership with NANASKA (Pvt) Ltd through the signing of a Memorandum of…

  • SLIM and NANASKA form strategic partnership for marketing professionals.
  • Launch Finance and Leadership Masterclass to improve financial understanding and leadership skills.
  • Collaboration aims to equip marketers with commercial acumen and strategic leadership.

Sallay’s mother seeks an opportunity to meet Prez

C. Sallay, mother of former Head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (retd.) Suresh Sallay, has requested an opportunity to meet President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

  • C. Sallay writes letter to President Dissanayake
  • Requests meeting to prevent further detention of son
  • Son served 37 years in Sri Lanka Army

Mano alleges govt. exploiting case backlog for political gain

Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganeshan has said that the government’s claim that the proposal to extend the retirement age of judges is an administrative measure to address the backlog…

  • Mano Ganeshan criticizes government's proposal to extend judges' retirement age as political move.
  • BASL rejects proposal, highlighting government's motive to weaken independent institutions.

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