National People’s Power (NPP) MP Aravinda Senarath announced in Parliament today that he is stepping down from his position as Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA).
Senarath said the decision followed an agreement to allocate the post to...
United States President Donald Trump established a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles that he said would ensure the event is “safe, seamless and historically successful”.
The 2028 games will be the first Olympics...
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he is unaware of the government’s plans to reduce the privileges granted to former presidents.
He made this remark when questioned by reporters.
Q: The government plans to reduce the privileges given to former presidents. What...
Melco received 20-year casino licence from previous govt.
Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) Dr. Harsha de Silva yesterday (05) emphasised the responsibility on the part of the National People’s Power (NPP) government to enact a comprehensive law...
A damning report published by the US Coast Guard today looked at what went wrong in June 2023, when the Titan submersible took five people on an expedition to see the Titanic shipwreck – but the sub imploded, killing...
Cabinet Spokesperson Dr Nalinda Jayatissa, clarified today (5 August) that the decision to grant visa-free entry to Israeli nationals was not influenced by internal pressure but was based solely on economic and tourism-related factors.
Responding to a question raised at...
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa stated in Parliament today (5 August) that he would abstain from voting — both as an MP and as an individual — on the proposal to remove Acting Inspector General of...
Parliament is set to debate a resolution today (5 August) seeking the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon under Section 17 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002.
The House is scheduled to...
A group of some 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to pressure Israel to immediately end the war in Gaza.
“It is our professional judgement that Hamas no...
A man was captured on a vehicle’s dashboard camera riding a bicycle completely naked through the centre of Kandana town in broad daylight. The video has since gone viral on social media, drawing significant public and official attention.
In the...