The fundamental rights (FR) petition filed by businessman C.D. Lenawa seeking an order preventing the calling of a Presidential Election until the Supreme Court delivers its interpretation on the date of the presidential poll, has been dismissed by a five-member Supreme Court judge bench headed by the Chief Justice. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (2:53 PM)
The two patients who were transferred to the Colombo National Hospital after being injured in the shooting at Athurugiriya are currently receiving treatment in the hospital s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), according to Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital Dr. Rukshan Bellana. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (6:43 PM)
President s Fund scholarship program for students from low-income families, spanning from grade 1 to grade 11 and G.C.E. (A'L), will be implemented at the district level starting from July 12, 2024. MORE..
7 Jul 2024 (11:42 PM)
The Secretary to the Treasury Mahinda Siriwardana stated that granting the salary increase demanded by striking public servants would necessitate raising the current Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from 18% to between 20% and 21%. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (5:50 PM)
A van believed to have been used by the suspects involved in the shooting incident at Athurugiriya this morning (08) has been recovered by police in the Bulathsinhala area. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (11:00 PM)
India s prime minister begins a two-day visit to Russia on Monday, his first since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, a war that has complicated the relationship between the longtime allies and pushed Russia closer to India s rival China. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (11:40 AM)