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The 22nd amendment to the Constitution draft Bill has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers today, Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said. Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe had previously claimed that the amendment, as drafted by him, will largely be a restoration...

Italy has decided to grant an emergency contribution to Sri Lanka worth 300,000 euro with a view to improving food security, the Embassy of Italy in Colombo said. “The contribution will be channeled through the World Food Program (WFP) and...

Eleven lawyers filed separate Fundamental Rights petitions in the Supreme Court today, questioning the legality of the deployment of Army personnel to disperse a peaceful protest on the ramparts of the Galle Fort on June 29. According to the petitioners,...

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation said that the price of a Litre of Lanka Auto Diesel (CPC) was reduced by Rs. 10 to Rs. 430/-.  Previous Price was Rs. 440/-. The Prices of other fuel products remain the same, said the...

Due to the unprecedented rain continuing from this morning (1), several low-lying areas are reported to be inundated by surging floods. Weather warnings issued by the meteorological department and also earth slide warnings issued https://twitter.com/NewsWireLK/status/1554064611590037504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1554064611590037504%7Ctwgr%5E1dd967ab6b107f69cca5066a292d10f4ce57458b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FNewsWireLK2Fstatus2F1554064611590037504widget%3DTweet

Even though there are discussions about how to get the country on the right track, many of these discussions demonstrate the political game of changing heads and sharing ministerial positions. At this point, we should focus on the country rather...

Rights groups say they have a dossier of evidence against Gotabaya Rajapaksa – and a renewed appetite to bring him to accountIt was a warm April day in 2019 and Gotabaya Rajapaksa was enjoying the afternoon with his family in...

The new cabinet is expected to be sworn in on August 5th. At the moment, all related activities are nearing completion, and it is known that discussions about several ministerial positions are still ongoing.

Bill Gates was recently thwarted in his attempt to purchase Venice's historic Danieli hotel. Undeterred, he turned his sights on another location in Italy. In the end, Gates paid $170 million to convert a 17th Century Roman Palazzo into Rome's...

On July 29, 2022, the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Umar Farooq Burki, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabry. The Foreign Minister spoke about the growing bilateral relations between...