Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an interim order to release him forthwith from the custody of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
Bathiudeen states that as he is extremely vulnerable to...
A total of 4741 Army officers have been promoted by President Gotabaya Rajapakse to mark the 12th National War Heroes Commemoration Day on 18 May (today).
Describing the promotions as a bonanza, the Army said it is one of the...
May 24th and 25th have been declared as government holidays however, Banks and the Mercantile Sector will work as usual.. Meanwhile,the government servants will receive their salaries for May on the 21st of this month owing to the holidays...
Cyber-attacks have been observed on the websites of the Health Ministry, CEB, Sri Lanka embassy in China and the Rajarat University Government sources said.
The Supreme Court has determined that several clauses in the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill are inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution.
The Bench headed by the Chief justice has further said that some provisions in the bill...
Israel struck the Gaza Strip again Monday and Hamas rockets continued to streak in the other direction as the conflict hurtled into its second week with little sign of relenting despite increasing diplomatic efforts
The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order preventing the prison authorities from removing convicted prisoner GampalaWidanage Samantha Kumara alias Wele Sudafrom Boossa Prison premises.
The Court of Appeal bench comprising Justice Arjuna Obeysekara and Justice PriyanthaFernando directed prison...
Countrywide travel restrictions will be imposed from 11 pm on 21 May (Friday) to 4 am on 25 May (Tuesday) & again from 11 pm on 25 May to 4 am on 28 May (Friday) - Army Commander-
Colombo district recorded the highest number of Covid infected cases yesterday. The number infected stood at 438. The total number of infected persons countrywide was recorded as 2275, according to National Operations Centre for Covid Prevention
The Speaker is likely to announce the Supreme Court determination on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill when Parliament meets tomorrow.
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya examined the numerous petitions filed Challenging the...
Pradeep Gunawardene, Chairman of the Lanka Salu Sala Limited and CEO of the SLFP, passed away this morning at the Kotalawala Defence University (KDU) Hospital in Werahera
He was receiving treatment for the COVID 19 infection in the hospital at...
The mother of the convicted prisoner Gampala Widanage Samantha Kumara alias Wele Suda has filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal seeking an order directing prison authorities to take appropriate steps necessary to ensure the safety of...
