Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardenaexpressed his concern in respect of the proposedresolution introduced by Congresswoman Deborah Ross, to the Chair and members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Minister at the same time sought the assistance of the State Department...
President's Counsel M. A. Sumanthiran appearing on behalf of two Moulavis arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks informed the Supreme Court that the two detainees in the CID had been offered leniency of treatment if they testified...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has drawn the attention of the President and the Parliamentary Council on the need to adhere to the due process when appointing judges to the Court of Appeal.
In a letter to the...
The Criminal Investigations Department yesterday informed Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court that several email messages sent by the captain of the container ship MV X-Press Perl to its local agent regarding the ship's entry into Sri Lankan waters had been...
Drafting a National Cultural Policy
a national cultural policy has been prepared and gazetted for the first time in the year 2007.
Thereafter, no further actions have been taken place, although approval of the Cabinet of Ministers has been granted in...
The government is to undertake a programmefor the beautification of several second and third level cities throughout the island since most of this urban areas have become an eyesore to the public.
The objective behind the beautification programme is to...
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Bill, drafted by the Legal Draftsman andsubsequently cleared by the Attorney Generalwill be gazetted shortly.
According to a proposal made by the Prime Minister in his capacity as the Minister of Finance....
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the implementation of the proposed pilot projectfor production of organic fertilizer by establishing at least one organic fertilizer center per each Divisional Secretariat. Accordingly, pilot projects will be launched in 29 Divisional...
The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today refused to issue notices on seven individuals, including the Local Agent of the fire-ravaged container ship MV X-Press Perl.
Deputy Solicitor General Madhawa Tennakoonappearing for the CID sought an order to name seven persons...
A Sub Inspector and a Sergeant attached to the Panadura North Police suspended after a man allegedly jumped out of a moving police jeep to his death.
Police said the two officers suspended for dereliction of duties and failure to...
A Cessna 150 training aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force made an emergency landing in an area near the Nilaveli beach in Trincomalee due to a technical fault.
The aircraft had taken off from the China Bay air force...
At least seventeen people have died in the current inclement weather, while over 270,000 people in ten districts have been affected.
According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) people, in
Gampaha, Rathnapura, Colombo, Puttalam, Kaluthara, Nuwara-Eliya, Kegalle, Kandy, Kurunegala and Galle...
