X-Press Feeders has hit out at the "bureaucratic and legal hurdles" that have caused severe delays in the case of the X-Press Pearl, a boxship that caught fire in 2021 causing one of Sri Lanka s worst-ever environmental disasters. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (5:07 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the import of 70,000 metric tonnes of rice as a short-term solution to address the existing shortage of rice in the market. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (6:33 PM)
Former minister Harin Fernando has been arrested by the Badulla Police on allegations of election law violations. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (11:46 AM)
Former state minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (20). MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (11:37 AM)
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ruhuna, Senior Prof. Sujeewa Amarasena has categorically denied all allegations leveled against him and asserted that he will not resign from his position, despite mounting pressure and ongoing protests by academic and non-academic staff and the students unions. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (4:21 PM)
Former Minister Harin Fernando, who was arrested this morning (20), has been released on bail, after being produced before the Badulla Magistrate s Court. MORE..
20 Nov 2024 (3:33 PM)