Thirty five (35) Special Determination petitions have been filed so far before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Online Safety Bill. These petitions are to be taken up for determination today (18) before the Supreme Court three-judge-bench comprising Justices Priyantha Jayawardena, Shiran Goonaratne and Achala Wengappuli. The petitioners are, The President of Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) Kaushalya Nawaratne, jou
Due to focusing only on skill development in three main subject areas in preparing children for the grade five scholarship examination, about seven other key subjects essential to improving children’s balanced skills are lost, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said. He said that the ability of the brain related to the subject has also become blunt
With the cessation of labour flow into Israel from Gaza Strip and West Bank due to the conflict , human smuggling racketeers - some operating from Sri Lanka - try to thrive by sending employees through the illegal path and around 50 Sri Lankan nationals have been held up in Jordan in attempting to enter . A top source told Daily Mirror that people are smuggled i
While the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday stressed that Sri Lanka should take a neutral stand on Gaza strip conflict despite its members had begun to take sides and had participated in pro Palestine protests in Colombo. “Sri Lanka should not support any party involved in fighting in the Gaza strip and see that adverse effects it might have to suffer is minimal. Sri Lanka should focus on its own agenda especially when
Sri Lanka could benefit immensely though mutual connectivity with India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said over the weekend. Mr. Modi made this remark at the commencement of ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai over the weekend. Mr. Modi recalled the vision document jointly adopted during the visit of the President of S
Yamada Tetsuya, Chief Representative of Japan International Coordination Agency (JICA) in Sri Lanka, answering a question on the effects of climate change on disaster risk management at a recent event, argued that developed countries are not doing enough to support developing countries and ought to create an agreement on subsidies and credit mechanisms that can offset their historical contribution to climate change. He made these remarks at an e
Sri Lanka Navy took into custody five Indian trawlers, along with 27 Indian nationals poaching in Sri Lankan waters on the seas off Mannar, Delft and Kachchatheevu Islands in Jaffna. These arrests were during special operations in
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has filed lawsuits in the Colombo District Court claiming Rs.20 billion as damages from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam, Parliamentarian Tissa Kuttiarachchi and Power House Limited for allegedly making defamatory statements and publishing them. During a public meeting held in Colombo on August 19, SLPP General Secretary MP Sagara Kariyawasam and MP Tissa Kuttiarachchi h
Sajitha Anthony, son of late Jackson Anthony said his father was breathing with the help of a ventilator donated to the hospital by his relatives until his last breath. He said this while speaking at the funeral of Jackson Anthony. He said people took to social media criticizing his father being ventilated for such a long time just because a few people who had a row with his father wanted that to happen.
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Sri Lanka Tourism invites global travellers for upcoming season
Russian embassy urges citizens to stay vigilant in Arugam Bay
US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
Immigration authorities to crack down on overstaying Russians, Israelis
Sri Lanka may face another economic turmoil: Sajith