Ukrainian security officials said yesterday they had arrested a Ukrainian woman on suspicion of aiding Russia's intelligence services, including involvement in an assassination attempt on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy last month.
"The security service detained an informant of the special services...
41 migrants, including three children, have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa after a small boat that had set off from Sfax in Tunisia capsized and sank in the Strait of Sicily.
Four people survived the...
A fundamental rights petition filed challenging the government’s domestic debt structuring process was dismissed today by the Supreme Court.
The three-judge bench comprising Justices S. Thurairaja, Kumuduni Wickramasinghe, and Mahinda Samayawardena refused to grant leave to proceed with the petition,...
In a remarkable display of compassion, the Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to rescue a stranded whale in the Puttalam lagoon off the Ippanthivu island, guiding it back to the open ocean waters today (August 8, 2023). The stranded whale,...
Cassandra Fernando, a member of the Australian Federal Parliament of Sri Lankan origin, met the Speaker of the Parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.
There was an exchange of views on the parliamentary systems of the two countries, and the promotion of...
The inaugural session of the ‘Green Roadtrip’, a project to mobilise communities for environmental justice across the country, was successfully held recently in Colombo. This series of events will be implemented by the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy...
The Colombo High Court today fixed October 27 to hear oral submissions regarding the preliminary objections raised by Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa challenging the maintainability of the corruption case filed against him by the Bribery Commission.
The Director General of the...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised that the realisation has dawned upon us that rapid economic growth is only achievable through digital transformation. In today's world, the 21st-century economy cannot compete effectively with outdated 20th-century bureaucratic systems. To stay competitive, Sri...
During a press briefing held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) today (08), Kanchana Wijesekera, the Minister of Power and Energy, provided reassurances to the public that the government is not prepared to encounter any instance of power shortages....
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to make a special statement in Parliament tomorrow.
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The President will explain the relevant ordinances to be strengthened.
the 13th Amendment and the devolution of powers other than police powers
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed Parliament today (08) that he has received the Determination of the Supreme Court in respect of the Bill titled "Fisheries AND Aquatic Resources (Amendment)," which was challenged in the Supreme Court in terms of...
The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court observed today that the verdict of the inquest into the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter would be delivered once it received the analytical report of the five-member expert medical panel.
The Court was informed that...
