The first-ever female chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Maria Fernanda Garza arrived in Colombo yesterday.
The ICC, representing 170 countries with a corporate membership of 45 million companies, is the largest and most influential business organization globally.
During...
The Bribery Commission has informed Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court that it would not take further legal action against the sum of Rs. 17.85 million recovered from the President's House on July 9, 2022.
The Bribery Commission had earlier informed the...
Castle Street Hospital for Women said last evening that one of the six boys (sextuplets) who were born to a mother on Tuesday (17) has died due to a complication in the lungs.
These infants were born prematurely and underweight,...
Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya ordered the CID today to refer the pistols of two police officers of parliamentarian Uddika Premaratne to the government analyst to ascertain whether a shooting has taken place using the pistols issued to...
State Minister Diana Gamage today made a request from the Supreme Court to nominate a fuller bench comprising five Supreme Court judges to hear the expulsion petition filed challenging Samagi Jana Balawegaya's (SJB) decision to expel her from party...
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) ‘Iravat’ arrived at the port of Colombo on a formal visit this morning, October 18, 2023. The visiting ship was welcomed by the Sri Lankan Navy in compliance with naval traditions.
INS ‘Iravat’ is a 124.8-metre-long...
The government intends to introduce certain amendments to the proposed Online Safety Bill at the committee stage in Parliament, the Attorney General informed the Supreme Court today.
Additional Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne made these submissions when the Special Determination petitions...
The Court of Appeal today postponed for October 31 to deliver its judgement regarding the writ petition filed seeking an order declaring whether or not State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage is qualified to be a Member of Parliament...
US President Joe Biden who on Sunday modified his hard line on the
Israel-Hamas war and cautioned Israel against invading Gaza, is now
under greater pressure to toe a more reasonable line following the
monstrous bombing of a hospital in Gaza.
The Palestinian...
Thirty-five (35) Special Determination petitions have been filed so far before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Online Safety Bill. These petitions are to be taken up for determination tomorrow (18) before the Supreme Court three-judge-bench comprising...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the need to enhance the political, economic, and cultural ties between Sri Lanka and Indonesia by reinforcing the Indian Ocean's identity.
He made these observations during an official meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Beijing...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Pakistan Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar engaged in bilateral discussions in Beijing this afternoon (17).
This meeting took place on the sidelines of the 'One Belt, One Road' international conference in China. During their meeting, both leaders...
