Samagi Sewaka Sangamaya', a trade union attached to the 'Samgi Jana Balawagaya' (SJB) political party, has filed a Fundamental Rights petition seeking the Supreme Court’s intervention in regularizing the ongoing privatization of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT). The trade union,...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, during a meeting with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Nepal in New York on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly yesterday, said that Sri Lanka is keen to expand its longstanding relationship...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa expressed deep empathy and concern at the ongoing COVID-19 situation in India in his letter of solidarity to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 April 2021.
The President noted that concerted efforts of humanity have succeeded in...
The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order reinstating H.M. Janaka Ravindra Kalupahana as the Basnayake Nilame of the Soragune Kuda Katharagama Devalaya.
Janaka Ravindra Kalupahana had filed a petition in the Court of Appeal challenging his suspension by...
Palaly Police arrested nine people who were protesting against the unveiling of the pinnacle of Dagaba built at the Tissa Buddhist Viharaya in Palaly on Tuesday. They were protesting opposite the temple despite an order issued by the Mallakam...
The government will revise and introduce new laws to stabilize the economy and facilitate its growth.
Among the new laws it plans to introduce are the Food Security bill, Public Asset Management bill, Economic Stabilisation bill, Offshore Economic Management bill, Public...
An officer of the Civil Defence Force attached to the Mapakada Wildlife Office has been arrested by the police after injuring an elephant paraded on the Mahaiyangana Raja Maha Vihara annual procession.
The elephant is from Maharagama, and it was...
HSBC Sri Lanka was recognized for their outstanding commitment and support rendered towards creating a safer and more resilient Sri Lanka at the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management 10th Anniversary Forum held in Tokyo Japan. The Certificate of...
People in their hundreds and thousands from the hinterlands protested against the unprecedented fuel price hike demanding the immediate reduction of the prices and restoring the status quo.
According to reports, people from Hingurakgoda, Baddegama, Digana, Avissawella, Gampola, Kandy Kegalle,...
Seventeen (17) 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 hearing on October 18.
The petitioners are:
The President of the...
Dr Vimukthi Kumaratunga, the son of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga and veteran film personality turned politician VijayaKumaratunga categorically denied recent media reports that he would enter into Sri Lankan politics.
In his press release, issued VimukthiKumaratunga stated that he has...
