Dayasiri asks Speaker, Minister to come clean on cryptocurrency trading
Kurunegala District SJB MP Dayasiri Jayasekara, making a statement in Parliament yesterday, demanded an explanation from government politicians regarding their…
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Budget 2026: Bankers present proposals to drive recovery
Sri Lanka’s banking sector has presented a set of far-reaching proposals for inclusion in the government’s Budget 2026. The proposals,…
Penal Code (Amendment) Bill receives parliamentary approval
The Penal Code (Amendment) Bill (to amend Chapter 19) that is to be taken up for the Second Reading debate…
Pathfinder inaugurates policy dialogue with Indian research foundation
The Pathfinder Foundation (PF) held its inaugural policy dialogue with the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) of India at the Galle…
Ex-Navy Commander further remanded
Ex-Navy Commander Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne, arrested by the CID in connection with a post-war disappearance, has been further remanded. Ulugutenne,…
Easter Sunday terror probe: Sajith asks govt. to ensure transparency
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday warned Parliament that Sri Lanka’s international standing could be jeopardised following a statement…
Jail term for ex- Controller Gen. of Immigration and Emigration for defying court order
Former Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for contempt of court.…
X-Press Pearl disaster: Owners refuse to abide by SC order
Singapore headquartered X-Press Feeders has refused to abide by Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court order made in July that the company…
CEJ decries piecemeal payments to derail broader claims being pursued
In a significant development in the ongoing litigation over the environmental disaster caused by the X-Press Pearl vessel, Sea Consortium…
Police suspect Tangalle narcotics haul belongs to Dubai-based gangster
The owner of the lorry carrying heroin and crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as ‘Ice’) in Seenimodara, Tangalle, on Monday (22),…