Cyclone Murasu intensifies, Red advisory issued for northern and eastern seas

COLOMBO, Nov. 2 -- Cyclone Murasu, over the west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining sea areas, has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm, prompting the Department of Meteorology to issue a Red adv... Read More

NPP MP proposes parliamentary inquiry into Black July 1983

COLOMBO, Nov. 2 -- National People's Power (NPP) Jaffna District MP Rajeevan Jeyachandramoorthy is to move a proposal in Parliament seeking the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee to exami... Read More

Bond scam trial against Mahendran and others set for pre-trial conference in January

COLOMBO, Nov. 2 -- The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar has scheduled a pre-trial conference for January 28, 2027, in the case against former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran and severa... Read More

Namal Rajapaksa to face High Court in 2017 Hambantota port protest case

COLOMBO, Nov. 2 -- The Hambantota Magistrate's Court has ordered the Superintendent of Borella Magazine Prison to produce MP Namal Rajapaksa before the Hambantota High Court on November 16 in connecti... Read More

Sri Lanka steps onto global media stage with 63rd ABU General Assembly

COLOMBO, Nov. 1 -- More than 350 broadcasters, media executives, industry experts and policymakers from across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond are gathering in Colombo for the 63rd Asia-Pacific Bro... Read More

CAA takes legal action against LAUGFS Gas over supply disruptions

COLOMBO, Oct. 30 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has initiated legal proceedings against LAUGFS Gas PLC over its failure to maintain an uninterrupted supply of cooking gas, causing hardship to... Read More

Ceylon Chamber warns new laws could risk EU GSP+ benefits

COLOMBO, Oct. 30 -- The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) in its observations on the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PST) Bill, has called for safeguards to protect legal certainty, in... Read More

ITJP report alleges massacre of over 300 wounded LTTE fighters after Ananthapuram battle

COLOMBO, Oct. 29 -- A damning new report released by the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) alleges that more than 300 severely wounded Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters wer... Read More

HRW calls for withdrawal of Organized Crime Bill

COLOMBO, Oct. 29 -- Sri Lanka's proposed Prevention of Organized Crimes Bill could enable arbitrary detention, torture and other human rights violations by granting sweeping powers to law enforcement ... Read More

Breakdown of all three RDA boats disrupts transport to Delft Island

COLOMBO, Oct. 28 -- Transport services to Neduntheevu (Delft Island) have been severely disrupted after all three boats operated by the Road Development Authority (RDA) on the Kurikadduwan-Neduntheevu... Read More

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