Attorney General Dappula de Livera has declined his new appointment as the High Commissioner for Canada.
Mr de Livera is expected to relinquish his duties shortly.
He has said he would like to remain in Sri Lanka and serve the general...
K. VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor, while addressing the media during the Health Ministry’s briefing said that a third wave was inevitable in the country.
The second wave was expected, he said, while adding that a third wave was inevitable. “We...
The Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers’ meeting in London was hit by a Covid-19 scare on Wednesday when India’s foreign minister and his entire team said they were self-isolating after two delegation members tested positive.
Britain is hosting the...
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday appointed DMK president M.K. Stalin as the Chief Minister and invited him to form the government in the State on May 7. Earlier, Stalin called on Purohit in the Raj Bhavan and...
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene has received the Supreme Court determination on the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill last evening.
He is likely to present it to Parliament on May18.
Parliament was adjourned for the 18th of this month following the...
The Wildlife Department, in a report submitted to the Court of Appeal, has revealed that many privately owned lands can be found within the Muthurajawela Sanctuary.
The Wildlife Department submitted to the Court that landfilling and waste disposal has...
The case filed against former Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran and nine others in connection with the first Central Bank bond scam that took place in February 2015 was today postponed for June 7, in the face of the...
• Sumanthiran says nobody can detain an MP under an administrative act and shun him from Parliament.
• AG tells CID no legal impediment.
The issue relating to Parliamentarian RishardBathiudeen being brought to the House from Police custody once again figured...
The Supreme Court has observed that Inspector General of Police must take steps to adequately train and supervise all police personnel whether they are gazetted or non-gazetted to adhere to the laws practiced in this country, to show professionalism...
The Government may go for a countrywide lockdown if the coronavirus situation gets out of hand,Cabinet co-spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said..
An initial discussion was held with the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 and the health authorities on...
The Supreme Court has determined that the provisions of the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill are consistent with the constitution, the Speaker announced today.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced that the bill can be passed by simple a...
