Chung urges bold reforms, hails resilience of Lankan businesses
Keynote at Sri Lanka–USA Business Council AGM US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, addressing the Annual General Meeting of…
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SJB accuses govt. of hiding report on container scandal
Main opposition party, the SJB, on Friday accused the NPP and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of concealing a report submitted…
5,000 new police recruits on the way to tackle 28,000-cop shortfall
Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala told the Ministerial Consultative Committee this week that urgent steps were underway…
PSD officers transferred over illegal duty-free liquor purchase
Seven officers attached to the Presidential Security Division have been transferred and disciplinary inquiries have been insitiated against them for…
Trial against Rohitha Bogollagama to proceed in absentia over Rs. 1.5 Mn BOI spending
Colombo High Court Judge Mahesh Weeraman on Friday (1) directed that the case filed against former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama be…
Gazette abolishing perks granted to ex-Presidents and families published
A Bill to abolish special privileges granted to former Presidents and their families was published in a gazette notification on…
SC grants leave to proceed with appeal challenging the acquittal of ‘Choka Malli’
The Supreme Court on Thursday (31 July) granted leave to proceed with an appeal challenging the Court of Appeal’s decision…
New CJ pledges to accelerate technology-driven judicial reforms
Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena has pledged to accelerate the digital transformation of Sri Lanka’s judicial system, declaring that the…
Sajith welcomes US tariff reduction, calls for further relief
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has welcomed the US government’s decision to reduce tariffs on Sri Lankan exports to 20 percent,…
DMI involvement bared in parliament
Prez urged to remove Maj. Gen. Jayasekera from Defence Ministry The SJB has called for an investigation into Deputy Defence…