COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- United National Party (UNP) Deputy Chairman Naveen Dissanayake has pledged the party's full support for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) protest against the proposed 22nd Amendmen... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- Lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, arrested on September 4 in connection with an investigation into an alleged Rs 100 million bribe linked to... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- The Police Illegal Assets Investigation Division has frozen assets worth approximately Rs 125 million belonging to two individuals in separate investigations into suspected illega... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 18 -- The World Bank Group (WBG) mobilized a record $112 billion in private capital for developing economies in fiscal year 2026, marking the highest volume in its history and more than... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 17 -- Former National Transport Commission (NTC) Chairman and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Executive Committee member Renuka Perera was on Thursday (17) remanded until September 2... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 17 -- Thirty-four US Peace Corps trainee volunteers have arrived in Sri Lanka to begin preparations for two years of service in the Northern and North Central Provinces, where they will... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 17 -- The special committee appointed to safeguard lands in the Eastern Province has directed officials to submit within two months a comprehensive report on illegal land encroachments ... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 17 -- The foundation stone for a new eight-storey Cardiology Unit at the District General Hospital, Trincomalee, was laid on Wednesday (16) under a major health-sector project funded th... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 17 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that judicial officers are liable to pay income tax on their remuneration and that Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) may lawfully be deducted from the... Read More
COLOMBO, Sept. 14 -- Human rights advocates Yasmin Sooka and Frances Harrison have raised concerns over Sri Lanka's contribution to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti, questioning whether adequ... Read More