Notice issued on Shavendra & 17 others over May 9 torching of politicians’ homes
The Court of Appeal has fixed a date to take up a writ petition filed by 39 politicians over the burning of their houses by certain groups on May 09 last year.
The Court of Appeal has fixed a date to take up a writ petition filed by 39 politicians over the burning of their houses by certain groups on May 09 last year.
A young 23 year old woman has filed a historic Fundamental Rights (FR) petition against the Sri Lanka Police for discrimination based on sexual orientation.
State minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has ordered the Excise Department to investigate the liquor bottles with fake stickers that were found from several areas yesterday (16).
The United People’s Party (UPP), of which public security minister Tiran Alles is the general secretary, announced yesterday (16) that it will contest the upcoming local government polls.
The Nawa Lanka Freedom Party led by MP Kumara Welgama and the 43 Brigade led by MP Patali Ranawaka has entered into an agreement to contest the upcoming Local Government Election together.
External Affairs Minister of India, S. Jaishankar’s visit to Colombo on Thursday will focus on “supporting Sri Lanka” in its current economic crisis, government sources said, adding that talks are ongoing in the field of energy security, food security, currency swap arrangements as well as talks about restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt. The two-day visit is expected to see some announcements.
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has welcomed the Canadian government's decision to impose sanctions against former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the government expects to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, adding that a Social Justice Commission will be established in order to build a country where everyone can live in harmony, by solving the problems of the people belonging to all sections of the population.
Sri Lanka will slash its army by a third to 135,000 personnel by next year and to 100,000 by 2030, the state minister of defence said on Friday, as the country tries to cut costs in the face of its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades.
Former minister Reginald Cooray has passed away at the age of 75, the Director of Nagoda Hospital confirmed.