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The Colombo High Court has today (14) ordered the acquittal of Mohammed Shiran Basik, who was said to be a major drug trafficker. Sri Lanka Latest News High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne has ordered that he be acquitted due to...

News of a father who killed his two children and tried to commit suicide is reported from Ampara Perianilaveli area. Sri Lanka Latest News His son's age is 29 years and his daughter's age is 15 years. The father who...

Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Sri Lanka, Mr. Tetsuya Yamada, and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, Ms. Azusa Kubota along with Head of Development Cooperation, High Commission of...

A discussion between a group including International Monetary Fund's head of operations in Sri Lanka, Peter Breuer, and representatives of the National People's Force was held this morning (14) at the Srangila Hotel in Colombo. Sri Lanka Latest News In...

Mr. Kavan Ratnayake has been appointed as the new chairman of the Bank of Ceylon. It is said that he is scheduled to take over as chairman today (14). He is the brother of Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayake. Sri...

The Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has decided to debate the motion of no confidence presented by the opposition against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on the 19th and 20th. Sri Lanka Latest News Although the opposition demanded a three-day debate for...

Rising political polarization and distrust results in gridlock on global challenges  Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarization on a global scale. The result is a dangerous gridlock that must be urgently tackled...

Consumer confidence in Sri Lanka experienced a slight uptick in February, driven by positive shifts in both public expectations for the country's future and improving buying conditions. According to data from the Institute for Health Policy (IHP), all three of...

National People’s Party (NPP) Executive Council member Sunil Handunnetti on Tuesday accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Government of seeking to sell off the country’s assets within the upcoming months, anticipating their inability to regain power.  Speaking at a press...

Decision contrary to the public interest: YJA The Young Journalists’ Association of Sri Lanka (YJASL) has filed a fundamental rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court (SC), seeking an order to quash the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector...