SC issues Interim Order suspending Duminda’s Presidential Pardon
The Supreme Court yesterday issued an Interim Order suspending the Presidential Pardon granted to former MP Duminda Silva, who was…
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Verdict in extortion case against Prasanna, wife on June 6
The case filed against three accused including Chief Government Whip and Urban Development Housing Minister Prasanna Ranatunga and his wife…
Sudden death of two individuals travelling in a car : Police release initial investigation report
Two people have died after four people travelling in a vehicle had been admitted to the Mannar hospital after suddenly…
Central Bank reassures commitment to ensure forex for essential food items
Says following restrictions imposed on payment terms and introduction of the exchange rate determination mechanism, there has been significant moderation…
5 Acts to be amended to boost revenue; Rs. 695 b supplementary budget coming
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal by Prime Minister and Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to amend five Act…
Sri Lanka economic crisis: Kerala airport makes moolah as flights to Colombo make pit stop to refuel
Sri Lanka’s unprecedented economic crisis is benefitting Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram international airport, it seems. As the financial crisis worsens, long-haul flights…
Sri Lanka PM’s olive branch to protesting youth: join governance
Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the protesting youth groups will be invited to be a part of governance under political…
PM says China will help SL weather financial crisis
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that China will help Sri Lanka weather the financial crisis. “China has offered ‘a…
Nepal: Rescuers recover 14 bodies from plane wreck
Rescuers in Nepal have so far recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small plane carrying 22 people,…
A nation in default: Is the great Sri Lanka fire sale about to begin?
Sri Lanka has a habit of selling off its assets when times are tough. And it doesn’t get much tougher than…