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Homagama Court adjourns Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case to Aug 7

COLOMBO, July 22 -- The Homagama High Court on Tuesday (21) adjourned until Aug. 7 the money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, over allegations inv... Read More


Sri Lanka keeps policy rate unchanged at 8.75% amid inflation and global risks

COLOMBO, July 22 -- Sri Lanka's Monetary Policy Board has kept the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 8.75%, citing elevated inflation, stronger domestic demand and continued uncertainty in the ... Read More


BASL calls for halt to judicial retirement age amendment pending consultations

COLOMBO, July 22 -- The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called on Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara to suspend plans to amend the Constitution to increase the reti... Read More


Former IGP C.D. Wickramaratne laid to rest with full Police honours

COLOMBO, July 20 -- Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne was laid to rest with full police honours at the Borella General Cemetery on Monday (20), as family members, senior poli... Read More


Supreme Court dismisses petition challenging gender recognition framework

COLOMBO, July 20 -- Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Monday dismissed, without proceeding to a full hearing, a fundamental rights petition seeking to invalidate government circulars and legislation relati... Read More


'We know far more about our medicines than our critics assume'

Sri Lanka, July 20 -- Once, after reading a highly critical article on homoeopathy, a person asked me out of genuine curiosity: "How can homoeopaths practise medicine without knowing anything about th... Read More


Several arrested in nationwide raids, police seize drugs, smuggled cigarettes

COLOMBO, July 17 -- Police arrested several individuals and seized large quantities of narcotics and smuggled cigarettes during a series of raids conducted across the country over the past 24 hours, a... Read More


Govt. to resettle evicted Ragala estate families, says deputy minister

COLOMBO, July 17 -- The government is in discussions with the Land Reform Commission to resettle six families who were evicted from St. Leonard's Estate in Ragala following a court order, Deputy Minis... Read More


Money laundering pre-trial against Yoshitha Rajapaksa fixed for Aug. 31

COLOMBO, July 17 -- The Colombo High Court has fixed Aug. 31 for the commencement of the pre-trial conference in the money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda R... Read More


Govt. dismisses opposition no-confidence motions as political theatrics

COLOMBO, July 16 -- Health and Mass Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa on Wednesday (15) accused the opposition of exploiting every public issue for political gain, claiming it has become a habit to gat... Read More