The President of the Free Lawyers Organisation, President s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne, has claimed that both the President and the Secretary to the Finance Ministry should be held responsible over the disappearance of a USD 2.5 million payment owed to Australia. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (8:51 PM)
The Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma says that efforts are already underway to recover as much as possible of the USD 2.5 million in funds obtained by cyber criminals who breached a computer system at the Finance Ministry. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (5:22 PM)
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar praised voters for their participation as polling concluded at 6 pm on Thursday, announcing that West Bengal and Tamil Nadu achieved the highest-ever voter turnout since Independence. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (11:19 PM)
Italy is ready to deploy up to four vessels, including two minesweepers, as part of an international mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz, the navy s chief of staff said. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (9:51 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court today (23) ordered that organized criminal Dinush Chathuranga, alias Keselwatte Dinusha , who was arrested in India and brought back to Sri Lanka, be remanded until May 05. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (7:19 PM)
The US military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (8:30 PM)