Supreme Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda today recused himself from hearing the Fundamental Rights petition filed by the parents of a 20-day-old infant who died after being infected with COVID-19.
Justice Kodagoda declined to sit on the bench as his father...
Engineers on Monday "partially refloated" the colossal container ship that remains wedged across the Suez Canal, a canal services firm said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be set free.
For nearly a week, the skyscraper-sized Ever...
A father and two sons were killed in a motor accident that took place in Pallai Kilinochchi on Friday night.
Father 38 and two sons aged 14 and 8 killed in this accident when the car they were travelling collided...
He said that the former President had complained to the Police and subsequently met with the Inspector General of Police but they couldn’t find any clue relating to the ransacking of the former Presidents house.
He said soon after the...
Former President Maithripala Sirisena refuted that he had prior information of the Eater Sunday attack.
Addressing Parliament on Friday, he said there was no evidence before the Commission to that effect.
If he had prior knowledge, he would have immediately...
The government on Saturday sealed three warehouses belonging to coconut oil importers on the suspicion that the oil so imported contains a carcinogen substance.
Thirteen containers of coconut oil contaminated with carcinogen Aflatoxin was scheduled to be released to the...
Former Minister and SJB stalwart Harin Fernando told Parliament on Friday that the government had acquired new software to spy on people.
Joining the debate on the Easter Sunday attack on the Catholic and Christian Churches and other important places...
Sri Lanka’s flag-carrying airline, SriLankan Airlines, is suing European plane maker Airbus for the sum of $1 billion. The amount is being sought in respect of damages, loss of reputation and the reimbursement of costs and interests. The issue...
President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva appearing for the JVP leader emphasized the importance of hearing this petition as much as possible.
Accordingly, the Court of Appeal two-Judge-bench comprising Justice Arjuna Obeysekera and Justice Mayadunne Corea fixed the petition to be...
It is alleged that Dr Rajapkshe was a staff grade public officer at the time of signing his nomination paper for the Parliamentary Election held last year.
When this petition came up before the Court of Appeal two-judge-bench comprising Justice...
The issue associated with the arrest of 54 fishermen and five boats from India by the Sri Lankan Navy should be dealt with in a humanitarian manner the Indian High Commission said in a statement.
These fishermen had been apprehended...
Sri Lanka has adequate stocks required for the second rollout of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine Minister Channa Jayasumana said yesterday. Health Ministry Officials said Sri Lanka has placed an order for a consignment of 500,000 more vaccines from the...
