The Parliamentary Council appointed under the 20th amendment has approved the appointment of Solicitor General Sanjay Rajaratnam PC as the new Attorney General.
Current Attorney General Dappula De Livera is due to retire shortly.
This decision was taken at the...
The Court of Appeal today dismissed several writ petitions filed by 38 local government representatives challenging the United National Party (UNP) decision to expel them from party membership.
They were expelled from the UNP, following their decision to support Samagi...
Sri Lanka National Cricket players have vehemently condemned the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) management Committee's decision to publicly reveal the specific payment details of contract fees paid to players.
Attorney-at-Law Nishan Sydney Premathiratne, the official representative appointed bymembers of the...
Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today ordered the acquittal and release of Avant-Garde Chairman Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathi and seven others from the Avant-Garde floating armoury case.
Trial-at-Bar bench comprising High Court Judges Adithya Patabendige, ManjulaTillekaratne and Mahen Weeraman ruled that the...
The third reading of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill was passed with amendments by Parliament this evening.149 members voted in favour of the bill and 58 against it.
The Indian government is set to recommend the use of double masking, with one of them being an N-95 mask, as part of non-pharmaceutical interventions aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19.
Officials said a combination of double masking and...
We will change the Colombo port City Economic Commission Bill when we are electedto office,” said Opposition and SJB leader SajithPremadasa, said.
The opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya staged a silent protest opposite Parliament this morning against the Colombo Port City...
The authorities are now contemplating new regulations to avert overcrowding of prisons and remand prisons due to the fast-spreading Covid 19 pandemic.
The Attorney General has devised a new set of guidelines to release suspects on bail and will shortly...
Rear Admiral YN Jayarathne, has beenappointed as the Deputy Chief of Staff of Sri Lanka Navy, with effect from the 19th of May
Rear Admiral YN Jayarathne at present is theCommander Eastern Naval Area. He will discharge his duties as...
The second reading of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill was passed by a majority of 89 votes in Parliament today.
148 voted in favour of the bill while 59 opposed.
We will change the CPEC Bill once elected-SJB
‘We will...
Riyaj Bathiudeen, the brother of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Court seeking an interim order to release him from the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
Riyaj Bathiudeen has been arrested by...
