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...
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) member Sanjaya Nechchumanaar stated that if former President Ranil Wickremesinghe were to be convicted over matters such as Batalanda torture camp or the Central Bank bond scam, they would not comment on it, as such...
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who became the first Executive President of Sri Lanka to be arrested and remanded, is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (26). Wickremesinghe, remanded until 26 August, was initially admitted to...
A victim of child sexual abuse has begged Elon Musk to stop links offering images of her abuse being posted on his social media platform X. “Hearing that my abuse – and the abuse of so many others – is...
A review of the projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, along with a pre-budget discussions for 2026, was held on Monday (25) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage...
A review of the projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for the Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, along with a pre-budget discussions for 2026, was held on Monday (25) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage...
Police have withdrawn the two security officers assigned to activist Sudaththa Thilakasiri, Lankadeepa reported, citing a senior police official.” Thilakasiri was previously granted police protection following his request, citing threats he claimed to have received from various individuals. However, according...
Tens of thousands of people have marched through Australia’s major cities and towns, organisers said, demanding action to save dying and starving Palestinians. More than 40 protests took place across Australia on Sunday, the group Palestine Action said, including large...
In the world of wine vintage is king. If you are buying a bottle of red, white or rosé then the specific year of the grape harvest is almost always written on the label. By contrast, non-vintage still wine –...
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to call off its island-wide token strike, which was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. today (25 August) in all government hospitals. The decision came after discussions with Health and Mass Media...