The Colombo District Court yesterday granted permission to Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Parliamentarian Duminda Dissanayake to present facts regarding an injunction order challenging the appointment of Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe PC as the SLFP Chairman.
The hotel ‘Soul Beach,’ which was located in Dehiwala and later demolished, is suspected to have belonged to Shiran Basik, an alleged major drug smuggler currently operating from abroad, was alleged to have been built on government land, it was revealed.
The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today issued a conditional order preventing a YouTube Channel from publishing and communicating defamatory information against Army Commander Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, under the newly enacted Online Safety Act.
The Environmental Leaders of Tomorrow Workshop, organized by the National Youth Services Council, took place in Gampaha on Sunday(12). The programme was graced by the presence of Senior Presidential Advisor Ruwan Wijewardene as the chief guest. Chairman of the National Youth Services Council, Pasindu Gunaratne, was also in attendance.
Claiming that the LTTE’s continued violent and disruptive activities are prejudicial to the integrity and sovereignty of India, the Central Government has yesterday extended the ban imposed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for another five years.
The Committee on Public Finance yesterday expressed its strong displeasure regarding the absence of officials from the Ministry of Public Security and the Immigration and Emigration Department for the discussion related to the issuance of online visas for foreigners visiting Sri Lanka.
Claiming that the Uma Oya multipurpose development project was granted to Sri Lanka by the Iranian government because of high recognition for former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, Parliamentarian Rauf Hakeem said yesterday the current government is looking to score.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Parliamentarian Duminda Dissanayake yesterday instituted legal action in the Colombo District Court challenging the appointment of Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and Keerthi Udawatta as SLFP Chairman and acting General Secretary respectively.
In a remarkable demonstration of generosity, Mr. Nahil Wijesuriya, a prominent philanthropist, has made another donation of Rs. 270,000,000 for the construction of a state-of-the-art A-Level building at Bishop’s College, Colombo.
The cost of climate change will account for a 1.2 percent loss of the annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Sri Lanka by 2050 according to estimates by the World Bank, Senior Presidential Advisor on Climate Affairs Ruwan Wijewardene said.
In light of reports indicating involvement in various criminal activities, including drug trafficking, originating from temporary residences, the police have gathered information on over 178,600 temporary residents during a two-day nationwide operation.
The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Attorney General to submit the progress of the investigations against Pastor Jerome Fernando within two weeks over his alleged hate remarks against religious harmony in the country.
In the wake of the rising influenza cases at an unusual rate, health experts are urging the public to beware of symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches and fatigue. Speaking to Daily Mirror, Dr. D
A case filed in the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court by the Cinnamon Garden Police against National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa and six other party activists for allegedly causing public nuisance by blocking the public movement and the traffic at Bauddhaloka Mawatha in Colombo on February 06, 2016 thus causing disturbance to the people and the normal flow of traffic was postponed for July 15 by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court
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