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The Presidential Secretariat has taken serious note of recent reports regarding the release of W.H. Athula Thilakaratne, an inmate at Anuradhapura Prison, who was freed under the pretext of a presidential pardon granted for the 2025 Vesak festival. The Secretariat...

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The Democratic National Alliance, led by Prabha Ganesan and formerly aligned with the Mahinda Rajapaksa faction, has taken steps to join forces with the Compass in a strategic move to establish political control in Colombo. In line with this development,...

Dr. Nilupul Perera has tendered his resignation from the positions of Chairman and Board Member of Lanka Hospitals Corporation PLC with immediate effect. According to reports from the news agency Akara, Dr. Perera will be stepping down from his roles...

The position of Chairman of the Sri Lanka Right to Information (RTI) Commission has remained vacant for over three months, with no appointment made by the President to date. Justice Upali Abeyratne, a former judge of the Supreme Court and...

Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai has voiced serious concern over the growing trend of judges accepting government appointments—often ceremonial or sinecure roles—or entering politics, including contesting elections shortly after retirement. He warned that such practices risk eroding public...

According to a recent report issued by the National Audit Office, it has been recommended that the losses incurred by the government due to exhibitions and musical shows conducted by the National Youth Services Council, at a cost of Rs....

A large-scale duty-free liquor racket operating out of a luxury residence in Colombo was busted yesterday by the Sri Lanka Excise Department, as part of the ongoing Government Tax Week initiative. The operation led to the seizure of imported alcoholic...

A protest was held today in front of the Bribery Commission against Minister Bimal Ratnayake, accusing him of permitting 323 containers to leave the country without undergoing inspection.

The Ministry of Defence has firmly rejected the statement made by Member of Parliament Ramanathan Archuna in Parliament yesterday, alleging that a stock of weapons belonging to former LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran had been brought into the country through containers...