The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (11:00 AM)
The Colombo District Court today issued a restraining order preventing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) from submitting their National List without including the name of Nizam Kariapper of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (1:21 PM)
Following tests on multiple samples, the fever which spread in the northern region of the island and claimed 7 lives, has been identified as Leptospirosis, also known as rat fever , the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health confirmed. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (1:04 PM)
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has reported to the Colombo Magistrate s Court that a total of 2,017 complaints have been filed by depositors who claim to have been cheated out of their money after investing in Onmax DT, a private firm alleged to have been operating a pyramid scheme. MORE..
11 Dec 2024 (6:12 PM)
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has issued a Gazette notification confirming that Faiszer Musthapha has been elected as a Member of Parliament through the National List of the New Democratic Front (NDF), which contested the 2024 General Election under the Gas Cylinder symbol. MORE..
11 Dec 2024 (6:55 PM)
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition submitted by a lawyer, which claimed that his fundamental rights were violated by the Constitutional Council s rejection of a proposal made by then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe to appoint Appeals Court Chairman Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne as a Supreme Court Judge.
12 Dec 2024 (12:42 PM)