Yesterday, Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith urged the Public Security Minister to conduct an impartial and credible investigation into the Easter Sunday massacre. "The Public Security Minister is now saying that 99 percent of the investigation into the Easter...
The visit of the Defence Minister of India to Sri Lanka scheduled for September 2–3 has been deferred. Fresh dates will be decided later. The Indian High Commission said
A lawyer has filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order directing the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to produce before the Court all relevant files maintained by the CEB regarding an alleged unsettled electricity bill...
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, reducing his jail sentence to a year just days after he returned to the country from exile.
The announcement was published Friday on the website of the...
Sri Lanka has paid another 100 million US dollars to Bangladesh out of a total of 200 million US dollars received from Bangladesh under a currency swap agreement two years ago. On an earlier occasion,Sri Lanka paid 50 million...
Debt, a lack of education, and the ability to adapt to disasters are factors that make most people feel vulnerable, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford’s...
The Right to Information Commission has determined that the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) falls within the ambit of the Right to Information Act (RTI) as a public authority in terms of the general definition of a non-governmental...
Three policemen, including two police sergeants and a police constable attached to Welikada Police Station, arrested in connection with the death of Rajkumari, a housemaid who died after being arrested by Welikada Police, were today ordered to be remanded...
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Delhi’ arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning (September 1, 2023).
INS ‘Delhi’ is a 163.2-metre-long destroyer manned by a crew of 450, and the ship is commanded by Captain Abhishek...
The Colombo High Court yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of the first prosecution witness in the controversial white van press conference case filed against former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne for his failure to appear before court to...
Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow (02) for a two-day official visit to review bilateral defence ties, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said.
During the visit, Shri Rajnath Singh will hold talks with...
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The no-confidence motion against Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella will be debated on September 6, 7, and 8.
This decision was taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business, chaired by Speaker Mahinda.Yapa Abeywardena today, Secretary General of Parliament, Kushani Rohanadeera, said
Parliament...
