Colombo Port gravesite excavations on hold
Excavations at a gravesite at Colombo Port have come to a temporary halt with skeletal remains of two persons already unearthed.
Excavations at a gravesite at Colombo Port have come to a temporary halt with skeletal remains of two persons already unearthed.
Pointing to approaching presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka later this year, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the newly elected administration must commit to the concrete transformational changes needed to ensure accountability, justice and reconciliation.
Police have seized a newly-installed plaque from a memorial for the war-dead in Batticaloa.
President's Chief of Staff and National Security Advisor Sagala Ratnayaka said that President Ranil Wickremeisnghe's rise to leadership was not for personal gain, but to stabilize the country, starting with difficult reforms such as tax restructuring when there was minimal revenue.
President Ranil Wickremeisnghe criticized the Janatha Vimukthi Permauna (JVP) for repeating the mistake of making unrealistic promises and questioned whether it is wise to entrust the country's future to a group unwilling to acknowledge their past errors.
The Election Commission has reprimanded presidential candidate Pemasiri Manage, after he was seen attending and making speeches at SJB meetings in Matara and Tangalle.
A Presidential pardon was granted to Diyunuge Edward Henry Pedris, who was unjustly executed on July 7, 1915 following a wrongful trial by a Court Martial set up by the Governor of Ceylon on 25th June 1915.
A selloff in Sri Lanka dollar bonds intensified on Monday as investors reduced their country exposure over rising political uncertainties before elections later this month.
The Inland Revenue Department has recorded a remarkable growth of the total tax revenue collected from January to August 2024 amounting to Rs. 1,229,245 million.