The Bribery Commission has informed the Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kekunawela that former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne, named as a suspect in a controversial sand mining project at the Kirinda fisheries harbour, has gone off the radar—disconnecting his phone...
A group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) electoral organisers, along with ten senior Members of Parliament, have reportedly made a strong personal appeal to party leader Sajith Premadasa, demanding the immediate replacement of long-serving party officials and leaders who...
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Smart Drain, a pioneering stormwater drainage system developed by Urban Inventors, a Sri Lankan startup, has been named one of the ten global winners of the 2025 WIPO Global Awards. The awards, presented by the World Intellectual Property Organization...
The Supreme Court today (11) confirmed the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal, upholding the Colombo High Court’s decision to sentence a businessman to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a hefty fine, in connection with what...
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has granted leave to proceed with a fundamental rights petition filed by two women who allege that a decision by the Sri Lanka Railways Department to allow only male applicants for the position...
The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo today (11 July) postponed the serving of indictments in the controversial substandard antibody vaccine procurement case involving former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and 11 other accused until 16 September.
The court made this...
Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kakunawela today (11 July) ordered that former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne be arrested and produced before court in connection with a controversial sand dredging project at the Kirinda Fisheries Harbour, which allegedly caused a significant...
United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira Abeywardena says President Ranil Wickremesinghe had the foresight to understand the dangers Sri Lanka would face in the global political and economic landscape — and that the country is now paying the price...
Apsari Sinhghabahu Tillakaratne, a former flight attendant with Air Lanka—now known as SriLankan Airlines—is facing potential legal trouble after appearing in an online interview wearing a saree that resembled the official uniform of the airline.
The saree in question is...