At the 31st World Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Sandhya Ekneligoda, the wife of missing journalist, Prageeth Ekneligoda, spoke against impunity for the officials who are responsible for the disappearance of her husband.
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and its Executive Director have filed a Fundamental Rights application challenging the appointment of business tycoon Dhammika Perera to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Basil Rajapaksa, as a Member of Parliament from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National List.
The embassy of the United States of America announced on Wednesday (15) that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) board of directors has approved USD 120 million in new loans and investments to grow and support the Sri Lankan economy.
The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) has urged the government to not deceive the Sri Lankan people by further delaying implementation of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
The United States has assured its full support to Sri Lanka as the island nation battles its worst economic crisis.
Sri Lanka should introduce a new law to ban the use of all private vehicles exceeding an engine capacity of 2000cc from using its roads, Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Udaya Gammanpila said.
Mass Media Minister Bandula Gunawardena has appointed new chairpersons and director board members to state-owned media institutions.
The Sri Lankan Department of Agriculture today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a USD 27 million project that aims to double the milk production of Sri Lankan dairy farmers participating in the USDA's “Food for Progress” initiative.
The United Nations said that according to development and humanitarian partners in Sri Lanka, nearly 5.7 million citizens require immediate humanitarian assistance in 25 districts across the country.
Minister of Urban Development and Housing Prasanna Ranatunga has filed a petition in the Court of Appeal against the suspended prison sentence handed to him by the Colombo High Court on Tuesday (07).
