In a phone call on March 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure but stopped short of endorsing a full ceasefire. Putin rejected a proposed month-long ceasefire...
The Aswasuma Welfare Benefit payment Scheme has been implementing from 01-07-2023 and this scheme has been finally amended by the Extra Ordinary Gazette No 2415/66 dated 21-12-2024.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the President,...
Former Commander-in-Chief and ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s inadequate defence of the war-winning armed forces underscores the failure on the part of successive governments to address war crimes allegations. Wickremesinghe’s responses highlighted Sri Lanka’s collective and pathetic failure to defend its...
Sri Lankan police are still searching for their own chief, while President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held discussions with top officers from the Western Province today (18 March), his office said.
During the meeting at the Presidential Secretariat, Dissanayake pledged to...
The Supreme Court has ruled that a detention order issued by then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against a woman arrested for alleged drug possession in 2020 was unlawful.
The court ordered the State to pay...
Amid widespread protests a day after the killing of a popular singer, Peru’s president on Monday declared a state of emergency in the capital, ordering the deployment of soldiers to assist police in quelling a surge in violence.
President Dina...
The Israeli military says it is carrying out “extensive strikes” on the Gaza Strip, and the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry reported that at least 220 Palestinians have been killed.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting what it called...
Ivy Global Campus has officially opened its doors, marking a transformative leap in international tertiary education in Sri Lanka. With a vision to become a leading global higher education provider, the institution aims to offer world-class academic programmes and...
In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka dismissed a writ application by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who sought to overturn an arrest warrant issued against him by the Matara Magistrate’s Court.
The decision,...
Leader of the House Bimal Rathnayake today (17) requested the Speaker to take action against independent MP Ramanathan Archchuna for making a sexually derogatory remark against human rights lawyer and MP Swasthika Arulingam during a recent parliamentary sittings.
Citing Standing...