President Ranil Wickremesinghe informed the Maha Nayaka of the Ramagna Maha Nikaya Most Ven. Makulewe Wimala Thera that he had informed the Election Commissioner of the need to hold the Presidential election on the scheduled date.
Three petitions for intervention have been filed with regard to the Fundamental Rights petition recently filed by businessman C.D. Lenawa seeking to delay the announcement of the presidential election, until the Supreme Court delivers its interpretation on the date of the Presidential poll.
Uma Kumaran, daughter of a couple who sought refuge in the United Kingdom after having fled Sri Lanka at the height of the civil war, on Friday scripted history by becoming the first-ever Tamil woman to enter the British Parliament.
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.
