Three groups have filed petitions to intervene in a Fundamental Rights (FR) case by businessman C.D. Lenawa, who wants to delay the presidential election announcement until the Supreme Court clarifies the election date.
Four people died and three were critically injured after a lorry overturned near Walihida on the Badulla-Soranathota road around 12:00 PM today (July 05), police said.
Billionaire businessman and MP Dhammika Perera says he is ready to run in the upcoming Presidential Election if the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) decides.
Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, clarified that people who earn less than Rs. 100,000 per month do not need to pay taxes, even if they’ve received messages from the Inland Revenue Department asking for payments.
The Colombo High Court today (July 5) ordered a 3-month suspension of the fixed deposit accounts and life insurance policies of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and six of his family members.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning a project to finance tourism in Sri Lanka.
A five-member Supreme Court bench will review a fundamental rights petition filed by entrepreneur C.D. Lenawa (Chamindra Dayan Lenawa) on July 8, 2024.
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) will cut water supply for 18 hours in several areas starting at 9:00 PM tonight to repair a leak in a transmission pipeline.
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued an interim injunction preventing the implementation of the Gazette notification by the Labour Minister to increase the daily wage of plantation workers to Rs. 1,700.
Sri Lanka Police have arrested the gunman responsible for killing Public Health Inspector Roshan Kumara Vithanage in Elpitiya back in February.
25 passengers were hospitalized today (July 4) after a collision between a cement truck and a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus on the Chilaw-Colombo main road in Madampe.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe clarified that businessman Chamindra Dayan Lenawa did not consult him or his lawyers before filing a petition in the Supreme Court.
A police inspector from Mahabage Police Station was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for accepting a bribe of Rs. 25,000.
The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Thalawa Police Station was injured during a raid last night (July 3) when he was attacked with a sharp object.
Sri Lanka has reached an agreement to move forward on restructuring approximately $12.5 billion of international bonds, the government stated on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
A fundamental rights petition has been filed with Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court by a businessman, requesting the Court to interpret the tenure of the current President according to the Constitution.
