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A contempt of Court application filed against former President Maithripala Sirisena for allegedly disregarding an order issued by the Colombo District Court regarding the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) chairmanship was settled yesterday before the Court of Appeal (CA).
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Parliament will elect a new Speaker today to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Speaker Ashoka Sapumal Ranwala, who was appointed as the Speaker of the Tenth Parliament.
Parliament is scheduled to meet at 9.30 am today...
The Sri Lanka Convention Bureau (SLCB) recently hosted another groundbreaking MICE Awareness Session (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) attracting leading hoteliers and university students from the northern region of Sri Lanka. Over 100 participants from leading hotels, universities and...
The death toll from Cyclone Chido in France’s Mayotte region is in the “hundreds” and could rise into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster on Sunday.
France rushed rescue teams and supplies to the heavily...
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“We will not allow the trust the people have placed in us to be undermined in any way,” stated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting with the heads of state media today (13). He further emphasised, “Regardless of...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 December 2024 by the Department of Meteorology
The Low-Pressure area still persists over southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards and reach over southwest Bay of Bengal...
by Dr W.G. Somaratne
PhD (Econ), Latrobe, Australia; MSc (Ag.Econ), London;BA (Econ), First Class, (USJP); Freelance Development Consultant,Ex-Economist (ADB), (Part Time); Ex-Head and Senior Research Fellow (HARTI); and Visiting Lecturer,(USJP); Email: wgsomaratne@gmail.com
The digital economy represents a transformative shift in...
Pathfinder Foundation hosted a delegation of researchers from the Academy of Military Sciences (AMS) representing the Institute of Military Legal System Studies (IMLSS), Beijing, at the Riverpoint, headquarters of the Pathfinder Foundation at Peliyagoda and engaged in a constructive...
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“Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has sent four names nominated to fill its remaining National List MP seats in Parliament to the Election Commission,” SJB General Secretary Ranjith Maddumabandara said.
Accordingly, the party has named Mano Ganesan, Nizam Kariapper, Sujeewa Senasinghe...
Sri Lanka Customs reports that the private sector has imported 440 metric tonnes of rice from India since 9 December 2024.
The Essential Food Commodities Importers & Traders Association has proposed reducing the customs duty on imported rice by Rs....