NEWS Bail granted for 37 defendants in Amarakeerthi murder Thirty seven defendants in the murder case of Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala have been granted bail by a three-judge bench of the Gampaha Court. Former MP Athukorala, who was…
TRADE UNIONIST THARINDU UDUWARAGEDERA ARRESTED
Tharindu Uduwaragedara arrested Journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara has been arrested by the police during a trade union protest in Borella today (28). According to reports, he had been pulled out from a three wheeler and arrested. RELATED TOPICS:LKASRILANKA
WHEN MADDUMA BANDARA REQUESTED FOR LG POLLS PRESIDENT WALKED AWAY
‘President walked away when we requested for Local Council polls’ – MP Madduma Bandara President Ranil Wickremesinghe walked away during the All-Party Conference held yesterday after the Opposition and Tamil political parties requested for the Local Government Elections to…
NO CONFIDENCE VOTE TO BE FACED BY MODI GOVERNMENT
WORLD Modi Govt. to face No Confidence vote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will face a no-confidence vote in parliament amid deadlock with the opposition over violence in the state of Manipur. A lawmaker from the opposition Congress…
ON 13A NEED TO BE DISCUSSED WITH ALL PARTIES
Primary aim is to discuss 13A with all parties – President During the All-Party Conference at the Presidential Secretariat today (26), President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed the significance of discussing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution with all parties, as…
SL-CHINA YET ANOTHER AGREEMENT SIGNED
Another SL – China agreement to be signed It has been proposed to sign a license agreement for exchange of television programmes between the National Radio and Television Administration of the Peoples’ Republic of China and Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation…
NO CONTROL PRICE FOR EGGS FROM MIDNIGHT
Control price on eggs, scrapped from midnight The control price on eggs will be lifted with effect from midnight on Tuesday (25). News1st quotes the Consumer Affairs Authority as saying that Cabinet approval was granted to lift the control…
TO ALL PARTY CONFERENCE SJB WILL ATTEND
SJB to attend All Party Conference Chief Opposition Whip – MP Lakshman Kiriella has said that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will accept the invitation of President Ranil Wickramasinghe and join the All-Party Conference that will be held tomorrow…
GAZETTE OF NEW DATA PROTECTION AUTHORITY RELEASED
Data Protection Authority comes into operation Sri Lanka’s new Data Protection Authority has come into operation following a gazette issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as Minister of Technology. A gazette notification dated July 19 said that…
SRI LANKA EXPECTS JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER ON 28th
Japanese Foreign Minister visit Sri Lanka on the 28th Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit Sri Lanka next week. It is the first ministerial visit from Tokyo to Colombo since 2019. The Harvard-educated senior politician from Japan is…