Environment Minister Naseer Ahamed mooted the idea of establishing a Biosphere Reserve Bank, a “first-of-its-kind international development bank” at the World Sustainable Development Summit 2023 held in India recently.

The National People’s Power (NPP) could be taken to court on a contempt of court charge for having violated orders against holding a protest, said president’s counsel U.R. de Silva.

The government has moved to curtail overtime payments at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) with immediate effect.

Objections raised by the public forced the Army to remove a Buddha statue it had erected near one of its camps in Jaffna.

Prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena says he is not resigning from his position.

Around 20 people were injured after the police fired water cannons and teargas at an anti-government protest by the National People’s Power in Colombo this afternoon (26).

With the final delimitation report to be made available before the end of March, nominations that have been accepted for the local government polls will have to be cancelled, said Delimitation Committee chairman Mahinda Deshapriya.

The impact of a major earthquake in India’s Himalayan region will be felt in Sri Lanka, said senior geologist Dr. Athula Senaratne.

The government is planning to go for a presidential election before holding the local government polls, according to highly placed government sources.

General Shavendra Silva has been accused of negligence of duties in connection with the violent incidents that took place on May 09 and 10 last year.