Billionaire businessman and Member of Parliament Dhammika Perera says that he is ready to contest the upcoming Presidential Election if the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) takes a decision.
War-affected Tamil families have expressed their deep anguish against the international community and accused them of not acting to ensure justice.
Excavations are set to resume for the third time at the Kokkuthoduvai mass grave today (05) following a suspension for more than seven months due to a lack of funds.
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice, is set to hear the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed by businessman C.D. Lenawa, seeking to delay the announcement of the presidential election, on Monday (08).
Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said that Sri Lanka has successfully concluded discussions with the ad-hoc Bondholder Committee of International Sovereign Bonds (ISBs), reaching an agreement on restructuring terms.
The hearing of the bail application filed by former MP Hirunika Premachandra was postponed to 11 July by the Colombo High Court yesterday (04).
The Sri Lanka Customs Officers’ Union has ended its two-day “sick leave” campaign initiated in protest against the authorities’ failure to address their various demands.
The Supreme Court yesterday (04) issued an interim injunction order preventing the implementation of the Gazette notification issued by the Labour Minister increasing the daily wage of the plantation employee to Rs. 1,700.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firmly of the opinion that the term of the President is 5 years, and the Election Commission is correct in taking steps to hold the Presidential Election in 2024, the president’s media division says in a media release.
