The Court of Appeal today (31) nullified the writ petition that was filed seeking an order abolishing the parliamentary seat of State Minister Diana Gamage, following a split decision by the 3-judge bench.
The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has a new chairman in Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama.
Police have filed court action against 40 people, including a Buddhist monk and several politicians for having protested against president Ranil Wickremesinghe when he visited Batticaloa early this month.
Leader of the NPP Anura Kumara Dissanayake has promised economic freedom by building a production-based economy and ensuring equal dividends to all.
Teacher trade unionist Joseph Stalin has castigated sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe for ridiculing the teaching profession and denying children their rights.
Public approval for the Sri Lanka FReedom Party (SLFP) has decreased to just four per cent now from 50 pc previously, said its former general secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told a cabinet meeting yesterday (30) that he will raise the salaries of all state sector employees via the upcoming 2024 budget.
Mount Lavinia additional magistrate Sanjaya L.M. Wijesinghe has rejected a motion seeking bail for former senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne, who was arrested and remanded for causing an accident while driving under the influence of alcohol.
Power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera yesterday (30) said he tabled the proposed electricity sector reforms bill for the observations and approval of the cabinet of ministers.
Further excavation into the Kokku Thoduvai mass grave site has been postponed again by three weeks.
