News

Proposed debate on economy: SJB-JVP back-and-forth continues

Published

2 years ago

2024/05/20

JVP/NPP’s coordinator for the proposed Anura-Sajith debate, Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, yesterday said that he was yet to receive a response from the SJB officially.

Contacted for comment soon after his SJB counterpart, MP Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, issued a social media post of a letter, agreeing to have the economic council debate between May 27-31 and their leaders’ debate between June 03 and 07, Dr Jayatissa said that he had not been officially informed of that decision. “Nalin Bandara should have at least

Whatsapped that letter to me. “I met him at Waters Edge on 26 April and tried to hand over our letter challenging Sajith Premadasa for a debate on a date prior to 20 May.Bandara refused to accept it by hand. Thereafter, we whatsapped it to

him, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Bandara. Then we tried to fax it and were told that the SJB fax machine was broken. The following day, we sent the same by registered post to all SJB officials. So, we expect their response too should be sent to us formally. On the other hand, we mentioned May 20 as the deadline for debate, not a response,” Dr Jayatissa said.

All News Advertisement

News

Minister of Health of the Russian Federation attends the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum

Published

9 mins ago

2026/05/5

Priyan

Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, officially visited the Russian House in Colombo to attend the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum, where members of the Sri Lanka Russia Business Council and graduates from the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates from Socialist countries (ASLGSC) attended.

This historic gathering was graced by rectors and representatives from several world-class Russian medical institutions, including Kursk State Medical University, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, and Tver State Medical University, among others.

The forum commenced with an address by Minister Murashko, during which Russian medical graduates in attendance raised pertinent questions regarding medical and pharmaceutical sector opportunities in Sri Lanka.

Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with Madam Maria L. Popova, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka & the Maldives and Director of the Russian House in Colombo, graced the occasion. Both officials expressed strong support for continued collaboration and future initiatives between the two nations.

News

Members of Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee Officially Appointed

Published

8 hours ago

2026/05/5

Priyan

The official appointment letters for the members of the newly established “Cricket Transformation Committee” (CTC) were handed over on Monday (04) by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.

The following members received their letters of appointment at the Ministry premises:

Sidath Wettimuny
Thushira Radella
Prakash Schaffter
Ms. Avanthi Colombage

The Ministry also noted that veteran cricketers Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara, who are key members of the committee, are currently overseas. Their official appointments will be formalised immediately upon their arrival in Sri Lanka.

The Cricket Transformation Committee has been mandated to oversee the administration and drive structural reforms within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973.