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BASL says Kaduwela mayor overstepped authority at municipal inquiry
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has criticised Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan Jayalal Perera after reports that he obstructed a lawyer during a...
National Hospital’s Deputy Director Dr. Bellana suspended from duties
Measures have been taken to suspend the official duties of Dr. Rukshan Bellana, who served as the Deputy Director of the Colombo National...
President will have to face court cases over his irresponsible conduct, says Uvindu Kurukulasuriya
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will definitely have to face a number of court cases personally over his irresponsible conduct, especially with regard to...
Trump suspends US green card lottery in wake of Brown University and MIT shootings
The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, has ordered the suspension of the green card lottery program at Donald Trump’s direction, saying it allowed...
Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector ravaged by severe floods – FAO
Recent flooding has devastated Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector, destroying more than 100,000 hectares of rice paddies and thousands of hectares of vegetables and...
Relief efforts under strain amid severe congestion at Colombo Port
Severe congestion at the Port of Colombo has raised concern over possible delays to humanitarian assistance arriving after Cyclone Ditwah, with trade representatives...
Govt’s recovery plan not grounded in reality, Marikkar tells Parliament
An opposition lawmaker criticized the Sri Lankan government’s proposed Rs. 500 billion supplementary budget for post-Ditwah disaster recovery, calling the estimate unrealistic and...
Constitutional Council rejects President’s nominee for Auditor General again
The Constitutional Council (CC) has rejected the nomination of O.R. Ranasinghe, the Army’s audit officer, to serve as auditor general. Ranasinghe received the...
