The Presidential Secretariat has come under fire for refusing to disclose the names of officials attached to the President’s Media Division (PMD), citing privacy provisions under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
The denial came in response to an RTI...
July 7, 2025 may not invoke the same grand feeling of that unforgettable summer afternoon at Lord’s last month, but it’ll still have a reverence of its own for Wiaan Mulder, who, only weeks earlier, stood on the winner’s...
The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo has issued summons for former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and 11 other accused to appear in court on 11 July in connection with the alleged purchase of substandard immunoglobulin injections.
The summons were...
The government of Sri Lanka has announced that Value Added Tax (VAT) at a rate of 18% will be imposed on a broad range of digital services provided within the country, starting from 1 October 2025. This decision marks...
Renowned senior civil servant Bradman Weerakoon has passed away at the age of 94, according to family sources.
Weerakoon’s distinguished public service career spanned nearly five decades, during which he served as a senior staff member to nine Sri Lankan...
Former Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has received multiple death threats via phone calls allegedly made by an underworld figure currently residing in Dubai.
The threats were issued on Saturday, 5 July, raising serious concern among law enforcement agencies. Following...
Wiaan Mulder marked his captaincy debut with a marathon unbeaten 264 as South Africa ran Zimbabwe ragged on a hot opening day of the second Test in Bulawayo.
South Africa went into stumps on a mammoth 465 for 4, the...
Australia made swift work of securing a 133-run victory on the fourth day in Grenada, and with it retained the Frank Worrell Trophy which they have held since 1995, as West Indies’ batting crumbled to 143 all out midway...
The New People’s Front (NPF) over the week lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), that Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickremaratne was using three state-owned vehicles and two official residences beyond his official entitlement.
NPF...
A 23-year-old man was arrested by Fort Police after he climbed and remained seated on a traffic signal tower near the Presidential Secretariat, demanding a meeting with the President.
The young man, a resident of Nawamahasenpura in Welikanda, climbed onto...