Sri Lanka
Third chairman under Bimal’s ministry resigns
Dr. Bandula Dileepa Witharana has resigned as chairman of the National Transport Commission. He tendered his resignation to the transport ministry secretary. While...
58,000 miss out on welfare benefits in February
The Welfare Benefits Board reported that 58,653 welfare beneficiaries were unable to receive benefits in February due to various technical issues. Additionally, the...
MP Chamara Dassanayake arrested
Badulla District MP of the New Democratic Front (NDF), Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, has been arrested by the Bribery Commission. Dassanayake arrived at the...
Free Media Movement calls for accountability in media reforms
The Free Media Movement (FMM) has called on the Sri Lankan government to ensure transparency and accountability as it proposes a restructuring plan...
Additional censuses needed; excess animals to be sent abroad – Lal Kantha
Minister of Agriculture, K.D. Lal Kantha, announced that the report from this year’s crop-damaging animal census will be received on March 28th. He...
Karannagoda denounces UK sanctions as politically motivated
Former navy commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has expressed his deep concern over the unjust sanctions recently imposed on him and...
Sri Lanka slams Britain’s ‘unilateral action’ to sanction its former generals
Sri Lanka on Wednesday slammed the British government’s “unilateral action” to sanction its three former military commanders, who led the campaign that crushed...
Assets of fleeing OIC linked to cattle smuggling case frozen
The Polonnaruwa Magistrate’s Court took decisive action on Tuesday, ordering the freezing of all assets belonging to Inspector R.M. Rathnayake, the former Officer-in-Charge...
