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President Donald Trump insisted he won’t use force to acquire Greenland in a speech at the World Economic Forum, where he said that the U.S. is booming but Europe is “not heading in the right direction.”  His ambitions to wrest...

Saudi Arabia and eight Muslim-majority countries including Gaza mediators Qatar and Turkey have agreed to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Wednesday. In a joint statement, Riyadh announced the “shared decision” of...

  A 120-foot Bailey Bridge on the B-492 Kandy–Ragala Road was jointly inaugurated by Dr. Satyanjal Pandey, Deputy High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, and Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi, Member of Parliament, under India’s Post-Ditwah Reconstruction Assistance. The newly...

The foundation stone laying ceremony for a new tourist hotel in the Wattala area, supported by the Tamil diaspora abroad, was held yesterday (20) under the patronage of Minister Vijitha Herath.

The Judicial Service Association, representing judges, has formally informed the Secretary of the Judicial Service Commission that it will not hesitate to take necessary action against any attempts to influence the independence of the judiciary. In a letter addressed to...

The Civil Organizations Coalition yesterday (20) lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), calling for an investigation into the storage of 22,850 metric tons of substandard fuel, valued at over Rs. 89 billion, at the Muthurajawela fuel storage...

A protest was held today in front of the Aluthkade Court Complex, expressing opposition to the actions of the Attorney General's Department.

A group of lawyers arrived at the Attorney General’s Office a short while ago for discussions, condemning alleged interference in the judicial process and reaffirming the need to safeguard the independence of the Attorney General.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) deployed its 11th Aviation Contingent to the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) this morning (21 January 2026). The contingent comprises 22 officers, including two female officers, and 88 airmen,...

At the request of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute, a special capacity-building programme for 30 District Court Judges from Sri Lanka was organized at the Indian National Judicial Academy, Bhopal from 12 to 16...