Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam has said that few people have actually read the Supreme Court’s ruling on the country’s bankruptcy.
Speaking on the Derana 360 program, he noted that most people are only familiar with the...
The Supreme Court has rejected a fundamental rights petition filed by former minister Rajitha Senaratne, seeking to invalidate the election of Rohitha Abeygunawardena as the Kalutara District Member of Parliament in the last general election.
The case was heard today...
The official welcoming ceremony for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on an official visit to Japan, at the invitation of the Japanese Government, was held on Monday (29) morning at the premises of the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office.
Upon arrival,...
IGP and HRC urged to conduct probe
Retired Major General Kithsiri Ekanayake has called upon IGP Weerasooriya to inquire into the circumstances under which the Beliatta police arrested him in late August on a murder charge, in addition to implicating...
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Udaya Gammanpila, filed a complaint this morning (29) with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), alleging misuse of public funds by government MPs.
The complaint concerns the practice of directing...
The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) has revealed that the highest number of drug-addicted schoolchildren in Sri Lanka is from the Western Province, with Colombo District recording the largest share.
Children from low-income areas such as Grandpass, Thotalanga, Slave...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya, who also serves as Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, has clarified that the recent Penal Code amendment banning corporal punishment is not aimed at schools or teachers, but is a vital...
It has been revealed that a tip-off from within the police may have alerted underworld figure ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’ about the arrival of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rohan Olugala in Indonesia to arrest him and other wanted suspects, including...
The Department of Meteorology announced that several spells of showers are expected today (28) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces, as well as in Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts.
Showers or thundershowers are also likely in a...
Since his office was now to behave in the manner of an executive prime ministerial centre which would support him as virtual head of government, Ranil set about restructuring the order of business in the house. He wanted papers...