The Court of Appeal today (27) dismissed a writ petition filed by a lawyer seeking an order to the CID to arrest Western Province senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon for his failure to prevent an attack on peaceful protesters at Galle Face last year.
A Sri Lankan soldier fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against the invading Russians has suffered serious injuries from cluster bombs.
Two Sri Lankans have lost their lives in an accident caused by the collapse of a four-storied building in Bin Durham, Al-Mansoora, Qatar.
Fifteen years of social media activism against racism and regression in Muslim society is no longer possible due to prevalent threats and dangers, said writer Ramzy Razeek.
Nearly half of the government’s salary bill has to be allotted for members of the police and the three armed forces, a survey has revealed.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) incurred an approximate loss of Rs. 18,560 million in 2021, said the National Audit Office.
Investors have come forward to buy the two state-owned farms at Weerawila and Ridiyagama which run at losses, said minister Mahinda Amaraweera.
Bhojpuri actress Akansha Dubey was found hanging from a ceiling at a hotel in Varanasi in India.
The government has decided to construct a new President’s official residence and the Presidential Secretariat on the site of the National ‘Sandun Uyana’ (Sandalwood Garden) built at a cost of Rs.300 million.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is moving to make sure that Sri Lanka repays its debts even if its people die of hunger, charged Supreme Lanka Council leader Wimal Weerawansa.
