Category: Local News

The Colombo Fort magistrate’s court has ordered former minister Rishad Bathiudeen to appear before the CID at 9.00 am on 27 July to give a statement in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks.

The Court of Appeal today rejected the petition filed seeking the arrest of former deputy minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, over his recent controversial statement on the killing of Sri Lankan army soldiers.

The 13 officers attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), who were arrested for alleged drug trafficking, were further remanded till August 4 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate today.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has initiated an inquiry into the threats said to have made by prominent underworld criminals currently under detention in the Boossa Prison to three senior prison officers, that they have the capacity to kill anyone they want, even the president or the defence secretary.

Minister Bandula Gunawardana has requested the public to provide an absolute majority to the government at the General Election in order to introduce a Constitution that will protect the people of the country.

Leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)Sajith Premadasa says that his future Cabinet will not have any person against whom there is evidence relating to corruption, fraud and wastage.

Before 2015 price of pepper per kilo gram stood between Rs. 1,500-1,300. However, it had now come down to Rs. 450-500. The price of raw pepper per kilo is between Rs.150-175.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 20 July 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

Colombo High Court has issued summons on former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, his driver Dilum Thusitha Kumara, and the former OIC of the Welikada Police Station ASP Sudath Asmadala to appear in court on August 20 over the Rajagiriya accident case.

The Advanced Level (A/L) examination will begin on October 12 while the Grade Five Scholarship examination will be held on October 11, the Ministry of Education announced today.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that certain groups that did not protect even a single archaeological a site or a treasure depository while they were holding on to power, were today slinging mud at him regarding archaeological monuments.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said graduates will be given job appointments the next day after the August 5 parliamentary election.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said plans are ongoing to promote Pepper as major export crop.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 19 July 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

The National People’s Power says only an administration led by the alliance can solve the problems faced by the public.

Warning that the country was heading towards a dictatorship with Presidential Task Forces filled with former military personnel, the UNP says that it would fight  tooth and nail to protect the 19th Amendment to the Constitution and the various Independent Commissions, that have empowered the public service including the judiciary and police and placed shackles on political interference.