A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law fell through on Saturday after most lawmakers from his conservative governing party boycotted the vote. MORE..

7 Dec 2024 (8:01 PM)

The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Mr. Donald Lu has expressed the United States government s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka s on-going anti-corruption initiatives as needed during a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today (07). MORE..

7 Dec 2024 (6:38 PM)

The owner of New Rathna Rice Mill, Lankeshwara Mithrapala, has invited Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe to personally inspect the company s rice production facilities in the wake of the minister s statement in Parliament yesterday (6) accusing large-scale rice millers of stockpiling. MORE..

7 Dec 2024 (5:06 PM)

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, who was arrested yesterday for causing a road accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, has been remanded until December 09 after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate s Court today (7). MORE..

7 Dec 2024 (3:43 PM)

Numerous parties have voiced strong opposition to the Ceylon Electricity Board s (CEB) recent proposal to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to maintain the existing electricity tariffs without any revision for the next six months. MORE..

7 Dec 2024 (3:39 PM)

Two people were reportedly killed in an accident when their motorcycle crashed into a tree in the Nehinna area on the Dodangoda, Getagahahena-Nehinna road last night (6). MORE..

7 Dec 2024 (1:01 PM)