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Professor Sarath Wijesuraya stated that although Anura Kumara Dissanayake had pledged from the outset to abolish the executive presidency, there is currently no discussion within the government concerning that promise.

Sri Lanka may be part of a broader deal the US will have with other small trading partners on tariffs, while the 90-day pause by the Trump Administration may be extended with the court ruling, an analyst said. Speaking to The...

  High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, H.E. Santosh Jha and Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing, Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, jointly inaugurated and handed over Chandran Nagar Model Village in Mullaitivu to the 24 beneficiary families on 28 May 2025. Hon. Nagalingam Vethanayagan, Governor of Northern Province and Hon. (Dr.)...

In a submission signed by more than 240 activists, trade unions, CSOs, movements, lawyers, clergy, PTA detainees and academics they have called for the immediate repeal of the PTA (without further delay,) and have asked that no terror law will be...

The Government of Canada and UNDP support the strengthening of the DNA laboratory and capacity building of the Government Analyst Department of Sri Lanka Rape remains the most frequently reported crime in Sri Lanka with 2,252 cases of sexual harassment...

A high-level discussion was held this morning (29) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with the participation of Chairpersons of District Coordinating Committees and officials from the Ministry of Finance. The meeting focused on gathering ideas...

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress will continue to extend its support to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) as long as Sajith Premadasa remains the party leader, affirmed SLMC Leader Rauff Hakeem. He further revealed that Members of Parliament representing the...

Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Sports Federation, who also served as Minister of Trade, Nalin Fernando, have been found guilty by a three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court. The charges pertain to...

The Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation has taken action to withdraw the gazette notification issued by the Settlement Officers of the Land Settlement Department of the same ministry, concerning the settlement of lands in several...

The investigation report by the Department of Motor Transport has concluded that both the Kataragama Depot and the Road Development Authority (RDA) should be held accountable for the tragic bus accident that occurred in Garandiyalle, Kotmale. The accident, which took...