MP Dilith Jayaweera has raised doubts about the foreign travel costs of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, as revealed in Parliament, calling the figures unrealistic.
Commenting on the figures disclosed today, which showed a significant reduction in presidential travel expenses, Jayaweera...
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya made a special revelation in Parliament today (27) regarding the expenses incurred on foreign trips by former presidents.
According to the figures presented, the total expenditure on overseas travel during their respective terms was as follows:
Mahinda...
Popular artist Iraj Weeraratne arrived at the Welikada Police this morning (27 February) regarding alleged online harassment directed at his family by an individual.
Weeraratne had previously lodged a complaint over the matter and provided a statement today as part...
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to depart for New Delhi today (27) to deliver a keynote address on global issues.
The speech will take place at the Bharat Mandapam on Friday (28), with diplomats and distinguished guests in attendance....
UNHRC Session in Geneva:
The JVP/NPP government has expressed its willingness, at the UNHRC in Geneva to initiate talks on setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate acts of violence caused by racism and religious extremism,
Addressing the High-Level...
By Ifham Nizam
For decades, many rural communities in Sri Lanka have struggled with an unreliable power supply, outdated infrastructure, and slow responses from authorities. However, a new initiative aims to change this narrative, bringing hope to thousands in the...
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), a breakaway faction from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has strongly criticized the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s 2025 Budget, accusing it of raising the tax burden on an ordinary family by Rs. 8,200...
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the mother and brother of a fugitive female suspect linked to the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, also known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa,” to be remanded until 7 March 2025.
The suspects, Sesathpura...
The Police have successfully thwarted an attempt to assassinate the parents of the wife of underworld figure “Kehelbaddara Padme” in what appears to be retaliation for the murder of notorious underworld figure “Ganemulla Sanjeewa.”
According to police, two young men...
“I’m not scared at all… But I don’t know if they’ll take me to show hidden weapons,” SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa said as he arrived at the CID this morning to provide a statement regarding the SriLankan Airlines Airbus...