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Sri Lanka

Gammanpila to be questioned by CID

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched a full-scale probe into alleged false claims made by Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila...

Opinion

NPP Government’s Governance Hurdles, Diplomatic Gaps, and Internal Discord

By Rohana Jith Just slightly over eight months into its term, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) government is confronting the...

Sri Lanka

Justice Minister takes swipe at President over ex-CJ’s UN posting

Justice minister Harshana Nanayakkara says he is unaware of the basis for former chief justice Jayantha Jayasuriya getting the position of Sri Lanka’s...

Sri Lanka

President withdraws nominee to Supreme Court

The Constitutional Council had been informed prior to a meeting yesterday afternoon (13) that the president had withdrawn his nominee to a vacant...

Sri Lanka

President’s German visit concludes without a meeting with chancellor

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake concluded an official visit to Germany yesterday (13), which he undertook at the invitation of his German counterpart. The...

Politics

President should resign for unlawful prisoner release

Sarvajana Balaya Leader Dilith Jayaweera has called for the resignation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake over the unlawful release of a prisoner, stating...

Business

Sugar importers warn tax hike will hit consumers

Sugar importers have warned President Anura Kumara Dissanayake against any move to increase the current import tax on sugar, arguing that such a...

Sri Lanka

Handunnetti to expose bribe-takers in President’s ministry

Industries Minister Sunil Handunnetti says he will expose in a matter of days the few finance ministry officials who solicit bribes from liquor...