Sri Lanka s tax policies played a driving role in the country s devastating 2022 economic crisis and have contributed to the chronic underfunding of education and other public services, Human Rights Watch said in a report released recently. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (1:29 PM)
The two-week-old federal government shutdown may cost the U.S. economy as much as $15 billion a week in lost output, a Treasury official said late on Wednesday, correcting an earlier statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that put the cost at up to $15 billion per day. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (12:19 PM)
The narcotics haul recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy while floating in the sea off the southern coast has been presented before the Colombo Magistrate s Court. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (7:24 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered the release on bail of Nilu Dilhara Wijedasa, former Director of the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka (SECSL). MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (3:29 PM)
The Court of Appeal has fixed for consideration the writ petition filed by Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake, seeking an order to prevent his arrest in connection with an alleged incident at the Mount Lavinia Magistrate s Court premises, for 10 November 2025. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (5:48 PM)
Three police teams are currently interrogating six suspects, including Ishara Sewwandi , the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias Ganemulla Sanjeewa. MORE..
16 Oct 2025 (3:40 PM)