Former minister Rajitha Senaratne has filed an anticipatory bail application before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, seeking to prevent his arrest by the Bribery Commission. The
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Rs 574M Allocated, But Only Rs. 23M Spent – President Grills Officials in Hambantota
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that, while steering the country forward economically and improving the people’s standard of living, political authorities and public officials should
Court told Rajitha Senaratne evading arrest
The Bribery Commission on Friday told a Colombo court that former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne is evading arrest in connection with a sand mining deal
Supreme Court upholds 20-year sentence in Rs 3.9 Bn VAT fraud case
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today upheld the sentencing of businessman Mohammed Kuthubdeen to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along
MPs briefed on education reforms to be implemented from 2026
The first awareness programme on the proposed education reforms to be implemented from the year 2026 was held in Parliament today under the patronage of
Sri Lanka faces 30% tariff in US trade escalation
Sri Lanka has been hit with a 30% tariff by the United States, part of a broader package affecting six other nations, President Donald Trump
Police Officer arrested for Soliciting Bribe
An officer attached to the Ragama Police was arrested by the Bribery Commission while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 200,000 near the Ragama Hospital
India extends over $1 Bn relief to Sri Lanka under special swap arrangement: Sources
India has extended over USD 1 billion in financial relief by renewing the remaining dues under a Special Swap Arrangement between the Reserve Bank of
‘The Heart of a Shepherd, the voice of a Nation’ – His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith
My first meeting with His Eminence goes back to the time of the late Archbishop, His Grace Oswald Gomis. I met His Eminence in the
UN asks govt. to vacate ‘remaining lands still occupied and used economically by the military’
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, during discussions with