Former SJB parliamentarian Imthiaz Bakeer Markar has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). MORE..

27 Sep 2024 (1:49 PM)

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered the reopening of roads around the President s House in Colombo Fort, which had previously been closed due to roadblocks. MORE..

27 Sep 2024 (1:30 PM)

An Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) will likely be appointed today (27), according to Executive Member of the National People s Power (NPP), Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala. MORE..

27 Sep 2024 (1:16 PM)

The Attorney General today informed the Supreme Court that contempt of court charges will be filed against former Senior DIG and head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Nilantha Jayawardana, for failing to pay the Rs. 75 million in compensation for the Easter Sunday bomb victims as ordered by the court. MORE..

27 Sep 2024 (12:25 PM)

US President Joe Biden has congratulated Sri Lanka s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election to office. MORE..

27 Sep 2024 (12:06 PM)

U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged New York City Mayor Eric Adams with accepting illegal campaign contributions and luxury travel from Turkish nationals seeking to influence him, capping an investigation that has sent the largest U.S. city s government into turmoil. MORE..

27 Sep 2024 (11:42 AM)