By Norman Palihawadane Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena yesterday (05) said that he had decided to allow the leaders of the parties represented in Parliament to decide...
AG didn’t object A few hours after Colombo Fort Magistrate re-remanded civil society activist and stand-up comedianne Nathasha Edirisooriya, arrested on a charge of insulting Buddhism,...
The Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered Ven. Rajangane Saddharathana Thera, arrested for making statements that could disrupt religious harmony, to be remanded further until 12 July....
By Saman Indrajith The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) would suffer a loss of Rs 12 trillion owing to the government’s domestic debt restructuring programme, Opposition and...
Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe told Parliament yesterday that nearly one-third of cases, pending before the Magistrates’ courts countrywide, were related to child abuse and rape cases...
Sri Lanka has received USD 200 mn loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement a water management programme, the Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure...
‘Prez exploited Wimal’s claim to his advantage’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Patriotic National Movement (PNM) Secretary Dr. Wasantha Bandara said on Tuesday (04) that Sena Thoradeniya’s ‘Galle...
… frowns on Premadasa’s presence at COPF meeting By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament yesterday that the Leader of the Opposition could summon...
By Norman Palihawadana Police have questioned the boyfriend of a girl, who was found hanging in a room at a guesthouse on the Panawala-Rakwana road. Police...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Health Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit said yesterday that the number of reported dengue cases for 2023 had passed the 50,000 mark by 05...