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Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa to be taken to National Eye Hospital today

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Remanded former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa is scheduled to be taken to the National Eye Hospital today (09) without being referred to a private hospital, the Prison Media Spok... Read More


Opposition submits no confidence against speaker

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- A formal motion of no confidence has been brought against the Speaker of the Tenth Parliament of Sri Lanka, the Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne. The motion accuses the Speaker of ... Read More


Indian judge praises Sri Lanka's cleanliness as factor in fish movement across maritime border

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Clean coastal environments and high civic standards in Sri Lanka may explain why fish migrate across the International Maritime Boundary Line into its territorial waters. Indian ... Read More


Former Private Secretary to Chamara Sampath further remanded

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The former private secretary to former Minister and Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath was further remanded until October 23 over the alleged solicitation and deposit of an Rs. 8... Read More


Sri Lankan scientist co-discovers oldest known fast radio burst

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since... Read More


Chaminda Kularatne presents research paper on Sri Lankan parliamentary democracy in Mexico

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Former Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Senior Counsel Chaminda Kularatne, presented a research paper on Sri Lanka's parliamentary democ... Read More


Sri Lanka suffers Rs. 15.76 billion losses due to substandard coal imports

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Sri Lanka suffered a loss of Rs. 15.765 billion due to inferior-quality coal recently imported to the country. Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka stated this in Parliament today ... Read More


Case against Wimal Weerawansa over illegal assets fixed for October 20

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Further evidence examination in the case filed by the Bribery Commission against former Minister Wimal Weerawansa over the unlawful acquisition of assets exceeding Rs. 75 million ... Read More


Shiranthi Rajapaksa to be taken to National Eye Hospital tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, currently in remand custody, will not be taken to a private hospital in Colombo today (08). The Department of Prisons stated that a decisio... Read More


Two elderly women found dead in Habaraduwa

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- The police have recovered the bodies of two sisters from the same family, suspected to have been beaten to death, behind a house in the Ginigala area of Habaraduwa. Police stated... Read More