The Court of Appeal has affirmed theconviction of Colombo High Court to impose a five-year-Rigorous Imprisonment on former Akurana Divisional Secretary Mohomed HanifaMohomed Niyas for soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs.50,000 for the purpose of granting approval of...
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura today confirmed the presence of the Indian variant of the coronavirus in a sample which was sent to them for testing.
However, this variant is likely to have been in the country for some time.
The...
The recent attempt on the life of parliament
Speaker and former President Nasheed is the
latest in a political history of intense factionalism and Islamic radicalism
Colombo, May 8: The Maldives, which is an Indian Ocean archipelago, is a tiny...
The senior counsel for the first female Deputy Inspector General of Police has clarified the position in respect of his client, after she was removed as the Police Ombudsman.
The lawyers that represent her has demanded the immediate reinstatement of...
A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine babies - two more than doctors had detected during scans.
Halima Cisse gave birth to the nonuplets in Morocco. Mali's government flew her there for specialist care.
"I'm very happy," her husband...
With India's continuing COVID-19 crisis, procuring medical and oxygen-related support with a sense of urgency amid alarming shortages has emerged as a pressing priority. Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said last week support is being worked out from at least...
Sri Lanka has prioritised developing relations with China and “firmly supports” China’s positions on issues concerning its core interests, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defence Wei Fenghe, according to Chinese state media.
The Sri...
The writ petition filed by Uruwarige Wannila Aththo, the leader of the indigenous population known as 'Veddas', challenging the clearing of the lands at Pollebedda-Rambakenoya was today fixed for support by Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal two-judge-bench comprising...
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) having considered the current situation prevalent in the country due to the onset of a fresh wave of COV1D 19 has issued a circular instructing not to call cases in open courts.
Accordingly, the JSC...
In recent months, the chief executive of Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, has come under increasingly intense pressure as both pro-government voices and leaders of the state governments headed by opposition politicians criticized him.
Some accused...
The Indian Supreme Court on Friday warned State governments and police against clamping down on the spread of information or calls for help through social media from citizens affected by COVID-19.
The observation was made during a suo moto hearing...
. Minister of Health Sri Lanka, Pavithra Wanniarachchi receiving vaccine carriers from Mr. SUGIYAMA Akira, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka and Ms. Emma Brigham, UNICEF Sri Lanka Representative, a.i. Dr.(Mrs.) T.L.C. Somatunga, Additional Secretary (Public Health Services), Ministry...
