Mullaitivu District Judge and Magistrate T. Saravanarajah has tendered his resignation to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) due to alleged threats to his life.
In a letter to the JSC Secretary, Magistrate T. Saravanarajah stated that he decided to resign...
A coordinated search operation conducted by the Navy and Police Crime Division in Colombo led to the apprehension of a suspect with about 1kg and 10g of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) in Dehiwala yesterday.
The Navy conducts anti-drug operations with a...
US Ambassador Julie Chung said Sri Lanka will have to face special challenges in digitalization using new technology. More attention should be paid to protecting the security of data, and the United States is working to provide the necessary...
Jazeera Airways, the second-flag carrier of Kuwait, will increase its operations in Sri Lanka this month.
The airline is boosting its service in Colombo with daily flights to and from Sri Lanka to cater to the high volumes of travellers...
Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been found not guilty of sexual assault by a Sydney judge who said the evidence established there was “no opportunity” for him to have removed a condom during sex, and that he...
By Uditha Jayasinghe
COLOMBO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund did not reach a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka in its first review under a $2.9 billion bailout package, due to a potential shortfall in government revenue generation,...
Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake emphasised that the government is bound to protect Buddhism according to the constitution.
He further mentioned that according to the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, steps have already been taken to provide necessary facilities...
Five fishermen were today sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court after being found guilty of possessing and trafficking 152 kilogrammes of heroin in the high seas off the Galle harbour in 2019.
High Court Judge Namal Balalle observed...
Three contempt of court cases filed against State Minister Sanath Nishantha in connection with his alleged contemptuous statement were today fixed for inquiry by the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal's two-judge bench, comprising Justice (President) Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne...
COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund is concerned about a shortfall in revenue collection by Sri Lanka’s government this year, though that is unlikely to derail a $2.9 billion loan programme for the crisis-hit country, two Sri Lankan sources told Reuters.
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Weighing in on the recent diplomatic row between India and Canada regarding the killing of Canadian Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of making “outrageous allegations”, and remarked that some “terrorists...
An airman dies in the Kandkuliya training facility following an explosion.An airman who was engaged in training at the Kandakuliya firing range in Kalpitiya died following an explosion at the training facility this evening. The deceased is a resident...
