Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana yesterday informed Parliament that the cabinet of ministers have not been briefed about the staff-level agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF) and that he will brief the cabinet, the oppositi
Sri Lanka has undertaken a lobbying spree to defeat the upcoming UNHRC resolution which, among others, calls for further resources to the evidence gathering mechanism established by the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rig
Three officials, including the President’s doctor, joined the official delegation along with President Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II held at Westminster Abbey in Britain, the President’s Media Division (PMD) clarified.
In view of contempt of court allegations against Public Service Commission (PSC) for its failure to pay the salary of former CID sub inspector Sugath Mendis who was interdicted along with former CID Director Shani Abeysekera, the Supreme Court
A Fundamental Rights petition filed by an environmental organization seeking an order suspending the operation of Gazette notification issued to import pesticide glyphosate was yesterday fixed for support by Supreme Court. Supreme Court three-judge-bench comprising Justices Murdu Fernando, Gamini Amarasekara and Kumuduni Wickre
The resolution to constitute the National Council was passed in Parliament without a vote yesterday. As per the resolution the National Council will consist of Speaker as the Chair, the Prime Minister, the Leader of the House, Leader
Only people who were actually needed had accompanied President Ranil Wickremesinghe on his recent tour to London to attend the funeral of British Monarch Queen Elizabeth the second, Spokesperson from the President’s office said yesterday.
Around 34 MPs representing various opposition groups submitted a letter addressed to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to appoint a select Committee to carry out a probe to determine the reasons for the economic crisis, identify re
In response to a recent request from the Government of Sri Lanka, the High Commission of India in Colombo held the first round of discussions on September 15 in Colombo with the Government of Sri Lanka on restructuring Sri Lanka’s bilateral official debt
Claiming that only about 12,000 religious places were getting electricity bills over Rs. 3,990 out of the total connections of 48,682 such places, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said plans were afoot to introduce
In the appointment of the next batch of Cabinet ministers, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) requested President Ranil Wickremesinghe to consider its district leaders and those who served in the previous Cabinet, a party official said.
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