The Supreme Court has granted permission to name former President Ranil Wickremesinghe as a respondent in Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed regarding the alleged police attack and dispersing of a protest organized by the Socialist Youth Union (SYU) in 2022. MORE..

22 Oct 2024 (6:02 PM)

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to appoint Rear Admiral Y.R. Serasinghe as the new Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Conservation Department. MORE..

22 Oct 2024 (5:59 PM)

Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison on Monday. MORE..

22 Oct 2024 (5:20 PM)

Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Colombo, says that they reject the report of the Committee of Inquiry, chaired by retired High Court Judge A.N.J. De Alwis. MORE..

22 Oct 2024 (4:38 PM)

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the Provincial Governors to prepare and submit a new proposal aimed at rationalizing the Provincial Council mechanism. MORE..

22 Oct 2024 (3:55 PM)

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to obtain a loan of US$ 30 million from the general capital resources of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), directly to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in two instalments, for the completion of the Moragolla hydropower project. MORE..

22 Oct 2024 (3:33 PM)