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…
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Lanka’s per capita power use tops 700 units
Sri Lanka’s annual per capita electricity consumption has surpassed 700 units for the first time, marking a key milestone in…
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,…
CEB accused of disconnecting electricity supply to consumer rights protection activist’s residence
Secretary of the Electricity Consumers’ Union, Sanjeewa Dhammika, has lodged a written complaint with the Public Utilities Commission, stating that…
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…
Record number of tourist arrivals so far this year
Sri Lanka has welcomed over 1.3 million international tourists so far this year, according to the latest data released by…
Owner of turtle hatchery shot dead at Kosgoda in targeted killing
A man was shot dead in the Duwamodara area of Kosgoda yesterday (31) morning in what appears to be a targeted attack.…