Category: Local News

A group of 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers were legally detained at sea by Australian authorities last year, the High Court finds.

The President of the United States, Barack Obama, notes that there is new hope for democracy in Sri Lanka and that India can help countries like Sri Lanka forge a better future.

The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) yesterday requested Chief Justice (CJ) Mohan Peiris to step down from his post with dignity.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday alleged that a concerted effort was being made to tarnish his image and that of his family as well as the previous UPFA government.

Police have obtained a court order to investigate financial accounts of Colombo District Parliamentarian Duminda Silva.

Bus fares will be reduced by 8-10% from February 1, the Minister of Internal Transport Ranjith Maddumabandara announced a short while ago. Maddumabandara added that the minimum fare has been reduced from Rs. 9 to Rs. 8.

Facebook and Instagram, the image sharing platform owned by Facebook, went down around 11:50AM IST on Tuesday.

President Maithripala Sirisena said that the term of office of the President of Sri Lanka will be reduced to five years from the original six when the new amendments to the Constitutions are proposed.

The CID has launched an inquiry into the controversial diplomatic passport alleged to have been obtained by former minister Wimal Weerawansa’s wife Shashi Weerawansa by producing false information.

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said here on Monday, that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ‘very interested’ in Sri Lanka and the region, and that this augurs well for Sri Lanka which is in the threshold of a new era.

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank kept key policy rates steady at record lows for an 12th straight month on Tuesday, as expected, and said inflation was expected to ease further. […]

The Bribery Commission has ordered the Department of Immigration and Emigration to impound the passport of former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage. […]

Former DIG Vass Gunawardena’s wife, Shyamali Priyadarshani Perera, today alleged that her husband was arrested under “false charges” due to him spearheading an investigation into a conspiracy to sell 100kg of gold belonging to the treasury and its direct links to the former First lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa.

A committee to probe those who have been penalized and subjected to unfair treatment by Rajapaksa regime’ has been established by the JVP to collect data regarding those who have been penalized and subjected to unfair treatment during the tenure of Rajapaksa regime..

Senior DIG in charge of Western Province Anura Senanayake has been transferred to serve as the Senior DIG of Police Headquarters while Northern Province Senior DIG Pujitha Jayasundara has been appointed as Western Province Senior DIG. […]

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was planning to submit a comprehensive Cabinet paper on how the government should counter allegations against Sri Lanka in the report of an investigation conducted by Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights to be presented for the consideration of UN Human Rights Council..