Opp. MPs stage walkout over Speaker’s bias against them
Govt. blames them for misbehaviour in Parliament MPs of the SJB and some other Opposition parties staged a walkout in…
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Senior SLAS officer succeeds Bogollagama as SL’s UK HC
Nimal Senadheera officially assumed duties as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom on Monday, 16 June, at the…
EUR 390 mn debt stock rescheduled until 2042 – French Embassy in Colombo
Sri Lanka and France have reached agreement on a debt stock of EUR 390 million until 2042, with a five-year…
India seeks to deepen linkages between women leaders of India and Sri Lanka
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, recently hosted a reception for the members of the Women Caucus…
NPP bags CMC in secret vote; SJB, allies disappointed with bureaucratic action
National People’s Power (NPP) councillor Vraie Cally Balthazaar yesterday (16) won a controversial secret vote to secure the mayoral seat…
Quality of private university degrees under scrutiny: PM
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, on Saturday, said that a fresh review would be conducted of the quality of degrees…
Ex-parte injunction against AAC vacated
Colombo District Judge Sandun Vithana recently issued an order vacating the ex-parte injunction previously granted against Automobile Association of Ceylon…
Liquor traders slam Excise Commissioner for skipping Tax Week Awareness event
Retail liquor traders expressed frustration after the Excise Commissioner General and other top officials failed to attend an awareness programme…
Mujibur alleges LG Commissioner, WP, engineered NPP win
SJB MP Mujibur Rahuman, who spearheaded the party’s campaign, told The Island that the LG Commissioner had been bent on…
SC appointment: AKD withdraws his nominee, SJB to raise issue in House
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has withdrawn the nomination of Court of Appeal Judge M. T. Mohamed Lafar to the Supreme…