#Sri Lanka
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...
Disasters do not destroy nations, the refusal to change does
By Darshika Thejani Bulathwatta Sri Lanka has endured both kinds of catastrophe that a nation can face, those caused by nature and those...
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...
Ranil offers to step down to facilitate UNP-SJB unity
Former President and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the party’s working committee he is willing to step down if...
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...
Sri Lankan Tamil party urges Tamil Nadu to press Colombo for federal system
A Sri Lankan Tamil political party has asked India to press the Sri Lankan government to replace its unitary state structure with a...
