Colombo High Court has sentenced a couple to death after finding them guilty of torturing and murdering a two-year-old child they had taken for adoption.
The verdict was delivered today following a prolonged trial, with the ruling handed down by...
EU leaders are gathering in Brussels today for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a “turning point of history”.
As well as rearmament, leaders are expected to discuss how...
By Saman Indrajith
Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that substandard coconut oil unfit for human consumption had entered the local market.
Responding to a query raised by SJB Badulla District MP Chaminda Wijesiri, Minister Samarasinghe said that market sample...
The Federation of Health Professionals has called off its planned token strike scheduled for tomorrow, 6 March, following discussions with Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, according to Joint Convenor Ravi Kumudesh.
Earlier, the trade unions had announced their decision to...
Sri Lanka’s first visually impaired MP, Sugath Wasantha de Silva of the NPP, delivered an emotional response in Parliament today (5 March) to Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dayasiri Jayasekara’s derogatory remarks against him.
Jayasekara, at a recent public gathering,...
Daisy Forrest, grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago.
She arrived at the CID this morning to provide a statement in connection with a money laundering case.
She will be produced...
Retired Supreme Court Judge Upali Abeyratne, Chairman of the Right to Information (RTI) Commission, has submitted his resignation letter to the Presidential Secretariat.
Abeyratne also served as the Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Political Victimization, appointed by...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Sri Lanka in April. According to Sri Lankan sources, the visit is still being finalised and could take place around 5 April, focusing on a range of issues, including...
The Supreme Court today dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Saman Ratnayake, challenging his arrest over the alleged import of substandard Human Immunoglobulin injections.
A three-judge bench comprising Justices Gamini Amarasekera,...
In 2024, global internet shutdowns reached an all-time high, with governments using digital blockades to suppress protests, dissent and tighten political control. The approach, published by the #KeepItOn organization, is now being followed by a new report that reveals...