Keheliya’s indictments delayed as time needed to print required annexures
The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar yesterday postponed the serving of indictments against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and others…
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Citizens group complains to CIABOC about financial mismanagement in USD 68 million project
The Citizens’ Power Against Bribery and Corruption organisation yesterday (11) filed a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or…
Strong backing for TISL call for giving CIABOC campaign finance oversight
All stakeholders including representatives of government entities including the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Sri Lanka…
Wijepala claims Pillayan had prior knowledge of Easter Sunday attacks
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament yesterday that Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, had prior knowledge of…
Sri Lanka back to its high poverty levels
Sri Lanka’s estimated poverty (share of the population living on less than $3.65 a day) remains stubbornly high, affecting as…
Speaker to convert his official residence into knowledge centre for all elected representatives
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has stated that the official residence of the Speaker would be transformed into a knowledge centre providing information to…
New MP sworn in
Ushettige Don Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a Member of Parliament of the Tenth Parliament, yesterday, before Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne. Following the…
Editors’ Guild pulls out of media policy committee
The Editors’ Guild of Sri Lanka (TEGOSL) has withdrawn from a committee appointed by the Ministry of Mass Media to…
UN asks govt. to vacate ‘remaining lands still occupied and used economically by the military’
Military-held land down to 9% in North and East The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has…
Need to attend to sick wild elephants promptly discussed at high-level meeting
A high-level discussion on the urgent treatment of sick wild elephants was held on Monday (July 7) at the Ministry…