SC blocks Govt’s Community Advisory Committee programme
2024-07-24
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has issued an Interim Injunction preventing the implementation of Community Advisory Committees (CAC) whichContinue Reading
IGP Deshabandu suspension: What will happen next?
2024-07-24
The services of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon have been temporarily suspended effective from today following the interimContinue Reading
New Gazette issued on daily minimum wage for estate workers
2024-07-24
A Gazette notification has been issued cancelling the Gazette that was previously issued increasing the daily minimum wage of anContinue Reading
Deshabandu Tennakoon : Major order from Supreme Court
2024-07-24
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today issued an interim order preventing Deshabandu Tennakoon from performing duties in the postContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Central Bank further reduces policy interest rates
2024-07-24
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 23 July 2024, decidedContinue Reading
MP Shanakiyan calls for inquiry into news report on assassination plot
2024-07-23
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam has raised concerns over a recent news article detailing an assassination plot againstContinue Reading
Two tests confirm Mandatory COVID Cremation policy wrong : SL Govt offers apology
2024-07-23
The government of Sri Lanka has taken necessary measures to address the consequences of the compulsory cremation policy that wasContinue Reading
Official: 16 member Sri Lanka T20 squad announced
2024-07-23
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the below-given 16-member squad to play in the T20I series during the IndiaContinue Reading
$124 mn to $55 mn : NPP accuses Govt of undervaluing Hilton sale
2024-07-23
The government is attempting to sell the Hilton Hotel in Colombo at a price significantly lower than its initial valuation,Continue Reading
Court remands suspects after Confidential statement in Club Wasantha Murder Case
2024-07-22
The arrested owner of the Athurugiriya tattoo parlor made a 40-minute confidential statement to the Kaduwela Magistrate regarding the murderContinue Reading
Group of Tamil parties to field common Tamil candidate for Presidential polls
2024-07-22
Several Tamil political parties and civil organizations in Jaffna have reached an agreement to field a common Tamil candidate forContinue Reading
Foreign employment agencies urged to help expand Tourism Industry
2024-07-22
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has invited foreign employment agencies to collaborate in expanding Sri Lanka’s Tourism Industry. The President said ifContinue Reading
I’ve got two files on Ranil : AKD responds to President’s empty files comment
2024-07-22
National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of concealing corruption complaints made against Wickremesinghe andContinue Reading
Hirunika granted bail
2024-07-22
The Colombo High Court has granted bail to former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra, who was sentenced to 3 years of rigorousContinue Reading
Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential election race
2024-07-21
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying “it is in the bestContinue Reading
IMF delegation to review Sri Lanka’s economic progress next week
2024-07-21
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka next week to review theContinue Reading
Asanga Abeygunasekara arrested in Airport
2024-07-21
Asanga Abeygunasekara, the former Director of the Institute of National Security Studies, was arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike InternationalContinue Reading
President visits Hisbullah’s Batticaloa university
2024-07-20
Kotalawala and Green University are often labelled as “Graduate Shops” by some critics. Do they consider Cambridge and Harvard UniversitiesContinue Reading