The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange recorded a new all-time high today (12), surpassing the 14,000 points mark for the first time in history. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (4:49 PM)
The Supreme Court has ruled that the arrest and detention of the former Governor of Western Province Azath Salley, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in 2021 was illegal. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (2:51 PM)
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)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed the Ministry of Finance to implement measures to enhance the efficiency and resilience of Sri Lanka s financial system. MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (6:55 PM)
A donation of 55,000 metric tonnes of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer, also known as Bandi Pohora, has been handed over to the Government of Sri Lanka today (12) under the World Food Programme (WFP). MORE..
12 Dec 2024 (10:57 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)