The Colombo High Court has scheduled a pre-trial conference for 18 December in the case filed by the Attorney General against Namal Rajapaksa over the controversial ‘Krrish’ project.
When the case was called today, Rajapaksa was present in court.
The High...
Colombo High Court yesterday (25 September) heard evidence in the case filed by the Bribery Commission against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and former Chairman of the State Printing Corporation (SPC) Jayampathi Heenkenda. The case concerns the payment of Rambukwella’s...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell Chinese-owned TikTok’s U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will address the national security requirements in a 2024 law.
The new U.S. company will be...
The Sri Lanka High Commission in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with the National Craft Council of Sri Lanka (NCC), hosted a RoundTable Discussion on the future of Sri Lankan crafts, bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders to...
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne yesterday (25) informed the Houset that he was not in a position to accept the no-confidence motion submitted by the Opposition against Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (retd.) Aruna Jayasekara by a group of...
Supreme Court has directed the Attorney General to explore legal action against a foreign shipping company accused of misappropriating compensation payments related to the MV X-Press Pearl maritime disaster, following the company’s refusal to comply with a court-ordered US$1...
In a politically charged atmosphere leading up to the February polls in Bangladesh, a fierce dispute has erupted between the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) and the nation’s Election Commission (EC). The crux of the conflict lies in the...
Former Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has been summoned by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to provide a statement regarding the investigation into the deployment of Sri Lankan workers to Israel.
According to the commission, Nanayakkara...
Speaker of the House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne today (25) informed Parliament that he cannot accept the No-Confidence Motion submitted against Deputy Minister of Defence Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara by a group of opposition MPs, citing parliamentary procedure.
The motion,...
The death toll from the cable cart accident at the Na Uyana Monastery (Nā Uyana Āranya Senāsanaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, has risen to seven Buddhist monks.
At least two of the victims are foreign nationals, whose bodies have been placed...