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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...

Dilanka Isura Kumara of Sri Lanka has won the bronze medal in the 55 kg weight class at the Commonwealth Games 2022. This is Sri Lanka's first medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

A young man with 'monkey fever' (monkey pox) has died in the Indian state of Kerala, according to reports. Kerala State Health Minister Veena George immediately ordered an investigation into the youth's death. As a result, tissue samples from the...