SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara has been removed from his substantive position by Party President and former President Maithripala Sirisena.
Deputy General Secretary Sarath Ekanayake has been appointed Acting General Secretary of the party with effect from today.
Parliamentarian Jayasekera said that...
SLPP MP Mahindananda Aluthgama told Parliament yesterday that the Channel Four video on the Easter Sunday attack is a fabrication containing so-called evidence from a dubious character, and this is what Channel Four did in the past as well...
The existing restrictions on vehicle imports will be lifted by the end of this year, Finance Ministry officials informed the Public Finance Committee (COPF) yesterday (Sept. 5).
Accordingly, the existing import restrictions will be lifted by the end of this...
Despite facing frequent and intrusive scrutiny, along with a slew of extensive tests, for his bowling action, cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan rarely engaged in verbal responses. The off-spinner consistently adhered to the "show, don’t tell" strategy, silencing his critics by showcasing his...
Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said in parliament that a Parliamentary Select Committee will be set up to investigate the allegations made by the UK’s Channel 4 over the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than...
Former President of the Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA), Professor Shyam Bannahaka, said today that over 600 university teachers have left the country during the first six months.
He said that their trade union action was suspended after the...
The Attorney General has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the Court of Appeal judgement that quashed the operation of the Attorney General’s communication to name Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon as a...
The Fundamental Rights petition filed by Senior DIG Ajith Rohana challenging his transfer to Easter Province from Southern Province has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court decided to dismiss the petition taking into account the objections raised...
"They were killed just to make a power change.” On Easter Sunday 2019, Sri Lanka was hit by a series of suicide attacks.
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Director of the State Intelligence Service Suresh Salley yesterday gave evidence in a lawsuit filed against Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando before Colombo District Court and said the statements made in reference to him with regard to the 2019...
China’s Foreign Ministry announced on September 4 that President Xi Jinping will for the first time skip a G-20 summit, with the Chinese Premier and second-ranked leader Li Qiang instead deputed to attend the September 9-10 meet in New...
