The Attorney General yesterday (27) informed the Supreme Court that the Cabinet has been requested to amend the gazette notification which restricted applications for railway station master posts exclusively to male candidates.
This was revealed by Senior State Counsel Nayanathara...
The SJB yesterday (27) took the government to task for appointing Seevali Arukgoda as Director General of Customs despite serious allegations against him over the irregular release of 323 containers.
Addressing the media at the SJB party headquarters, Colombo, SJB...
Acting Health Minister Hansaka Wijemuni announced today (27) that a disciplinary inquiry will be initiated against Dr Rukshan Bellana, Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital, for disclosing details about the health condition of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe...
President’s Counsel Tilak Marapana, appearing for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, told the Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday (26) that his client’s arrest had shocked the world and described it as “an absurd act.”
Wickremesinghe was granted bail, with the Court considering...
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (27) ordered the release on bail of former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, who had been in remand over the assault on protesters during the 2022 Aragalaya.
Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura issued the order after considering submissions...
Until the 1980s people roamed the mountains of Shennongjia in central China hunting monkeys for their meat and fur.
Poor farmers were still clearing vast areas of trees, and as their environment collapsed around them, so did the local population...
Ukrainian forces have acknowledged that Russia’s military has crossed into the eastern industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk and is trying to establish a foothold.
“This is the first attack of such a large scale in Dnipropetrovsk region,” Viktor Trehubov, of the...
Tea Avenue, Sri Lanka’s flagship tea café brand with a heritage spanning four generations, today announced its official entry into the Indian market through a strategic partnership with FranGlobal, the international arm of Franchise India Group. This milestone marks...
The CSE bounced back yesterday because investor sentiment had improved as a result of macroeconomic fundamentals proving conducive to business, market analysts said.
The stock market closed up after some volatility but both indices moved upwards. The All Share Price...
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is unlikely to be presented before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (26), as he remains under medical observation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Hospital in Colombo.
Prisons spokesperson said Wickremesinghe, who...