The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of former Minister Johnston Fernando in connection with the Galle Face attack case. Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage made this pursuant to a request made by Attorney General on the basis that Johnston Fernando is currently evading CID investigations.
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera yesterday said that he had decided not to forward the proposal to the cabinet meeting regarding the increase of the electricity bill by 300 percent, as proposed b
While warning the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) trade unions not to go for a blackout, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday said he could not guarantee that India would help Sri Lanka to obtain fuel if they di
Total losses of national carrier Srilankan Airlines have incurred a total loss of Rs 600 billion over the last 14 years and has become totally useless, a former Finance Minister told Parliament yesterday.
Former Chairman of the Tangalle Urban Council Ravindu Wedaarachchi and his wife Nethmi Harindika Silva who were arrested in connection with obstructing duties of a police officer and alleged attempt of assault, were granted bail by the Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Ravind
The Forest Resources Conservationists’ Organisation is up in arms against a proposal by Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera to assign paddy lands belonging to the Forest Conservation Dep
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged the Parliamentary Committee on Public Finance to conduct an inquiry into the suspension of such valuable projects granted to Sri Lanka b
The Aeroflot Airbus A 330 which was grounded at BIA following a court order left for Moscow after the Colombo Commercial High Court suspended a previous order. The flight departed at 6 pm (local time) last evening, an airport official confirmed to the media.
While claiming that he can’t go as a failed president, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to finish the remaining two years of his term despite month long street protests calling for his ouster, Bloomberg news agency reported yesterday. “I can’t go as a failed president,” President Rajapaksa said in an interview with the Bloomberg news agency on Monday.
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