Former Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Saruwa Liyanage Sunil, who was acquitted and released from a case filed against him for raping an underage girl in 2012, has filed a lawsuit in the Colombo District Court claiming Rs. 1 billion...
The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today issued a summons for Western Province Senior DIG Deshbandu Tennakoon to appear before court on February 16 over a criminal accusation that he had allegedly aided and abetted a criminal breach of trust...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that a Cabinet sub-committee would be appointed to implement the Surbana Jurong plan for the development of the Western province, and a new agency would be established for this purpose.
The President stressed the need for...
The CID last night arrested vociferous Buddhist Monk Rajangane Saddharatana Thero for allegedly posting videos on Youtube that could disturb religious harmony. The monk has also posted video clips allegedly insulting political leaders.He is likely to be produced before a...
Sri Lankan Airlines has obtained the government’s approval for the recruitment of foreign pilots.
Sri Lankan CEO Richard Nuttal said that the airline will have to recruit foreign pilots to address the prevailing pilot shortage.
Over 50 pilots have left Sri...
President Wickremesinghe shared his plans to introduce private universities to Sri Lanka during his meeting with the visiting UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, in Colombo today.
The President also expressed optimism about the potential involvement of...
A former Pradeshiya Sabha member, Rathgama Pradeshiya Sabha (PS), who was travelling in a van, was seriously injured when he was shot at by unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle near Seenigama Devale today.
The injured PS member was rushed to...
Shri Arindam Bagchi, Official Spokesperson:
A very good afternoon to all of you. Thank you for joining us for the special media briefing on the occasion of the visit of the Honorable President of Sri Lanka. To give us a...
TL/DR: “There’s not much that happens in Russia that Putin’s not behind. But I don’t know enough to know the answer,” U.S. President Joe Biden said about a plane crash that reportedly killed Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Wagner Group...
An inmate of the Welikada prison has tested positive for COVID-19, a press release from the Government Information Department states quoting Dr. Anil Jasinghe.
The inmate had been transferred to the prison on June 27th, from the Kandakudu Rehabilitation Centre...
Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday said it aimed to comply with the provisions of India’s new IT rules for intermediaries which come into effect today. The company added, however, that it continued to discuss the issues related to...
