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 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)

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Namal Karunaratne, says that necessary steps will be taken to provide full compensation of Rs. 100,000 per hectare to farmers whose crops were destroyed due to recent adverse weather conditions. MORE..

12 Dec 2024 (12:54 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)

Stocks of rice imported by private importers have been released into the market. MORE..

12 Dec 2024 (12:06 PM)