The leader of the New Democratic Front (NDF), former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has reportedly informed the party representatives that the decision to nominate Ravi Karunanayake for one of the two NDF National List MP seats has been taken in an arbitrary manner without the consent of the other parties and himself. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (8:34 PM)
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a Gazette notification declaring that former minister Ravi Karunanayake has been elected as a Member of Parliament through the National List of the New Democratic Front (NDF), which contested the general election under the Gas Cylinder symbol. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (10:06 PM)
The Attorney General (AG) today informed the Supreme Court that the Office for Reparations has received Rs. 311 million in total as compensation for the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, as per the court order issued in relation to the petitions filed in this regard. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (3:19 PM)
The Fort Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali has ordered the issuance of a letter of reminder to the Government Analyst s Department as the court had not received the analyst s report regarding former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe s luxury vehicle, worth around Rs. 100 million, which is suspected to have been illegally assembled. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (6:06 PM)
The Sri Lanka Navy says that more than 46kg of heroin with an estimated street value exceeding Rs. 1,152 million was found inside a local multi-day fishing trawler intercepted during a special operation on the high seas about 110 nautical miles (200km) west of Sri Lanka. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (11:43 PM)
Former Minister Lohan Ratwatte has been further remanded until December 2, while his wife has been further remanded until November 22 after they were produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate s Court today (18). MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (1:29 PM)