The Bar Council of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) urged the government to immediately withdraw the Anti-Terrorism Bill and the Online Safety Bill, which were recently published in the Gazettes.
The Bar Council of the BASL came to...
A man who was found guilty of trying to kill his wife by stabbing her five years ago in Weeravila was sentenced to 13 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000 by the Hambantota High Court...
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said in Parliament that the FBI and Australian Federal Police have identified Naufer Mowlavi as the mastermind of the Easter Sunday attacks.
He added that international investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks have been completed,...
The Health Ministry says that the Nipah virus has no effect on the country, and the people should not panic unnecessarily regarding it.
The head of the epidemiology unit of the Health Ministry, Dr. Samith Ginige, says that although this...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday told the United Nations General Assembly that currently there is a stark contrast with the 2030 promise, as poverty and hunger levels are at multi-decade highs.
“Neutral nations like Sri Lanka in the global south find...
Parliament today approved the resolution for the suspension of the Member of Parliament, Ali Sabri Raheem, from parliamentary committees.
The resolution brought by the Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, for the suspension of representing the Committees of Parliament by...
The Colombo High Court today served indictments on Jaffna District former Parliamentarian M.K. Sivajilingam for committing offences while commemorating the 33rd death anniversary of former LTTE member Rasaiah Parthipan, alias Thileepan, in 2020.
The Attorney General had filed indictments against...
The Secretary to the President has once again informed the Speaker in a letter that the secret evidence about the Easter Sunday attacks cannot be exposed to the public in order to protect the privacy of the individuals who...
Police this morning arrested an air passenger with five gold biscuits worth Rs 13 million. The suspect is a 52-year-old businessman residing in Galle.
He had arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport from Dubai on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL-226.
When...
The Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is to commence a high-speed passenger ferry service from Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to Kankesenthurai in Sri Lanka.
The ferry service is likely to commence operations from the first week of October onward.
Sources in...
The Court of Appeal has affirmed the life imprisonment imposed by the Colombo High Court against a former Army Major convicted of possessing and trafficking 5.9 kilogrammes of heroin in 2006.
After trial, accused Kamal Shantha Kariyawasam was found guilty...
The mother of alleged drug trafficker Sanjeewa Kumara Samaratne, alias Ganemulle Sanjeewa, filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal today seeking an order directing police to take necessary measures to safeguard the life of her son while...
