The Court of Appeal has affirmed 12 years rigorous imprisonment imposed by a High Court against an English tuition master for committing grave sexual abuse of a 10-year-old boy on three occasions. On May 20, 2022, the Emb

One of the major amendments proposed by the opposition was that the legislation should be effective from the date the UN charter on corruption was approved by the member states

Despite the 24-hour token strike by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) at the Outpatient Department (OPD) of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) being called off yesterday (19), GMOA Media Spokesman Dr. Chamil Wijesinghe warned of res

The Sri Lankan Foreign Service is crippled without the adequate number of career diplomats triggered by non-recruitment for a long time, apparently to reserve vacancies for political appointments, Daily Mirror learns.

Ahead of the visit to New Delhi, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a meeting with the MPs from the North and the East outlined plans for the 13th Amendment with full powers, except police powers, to be implemented including specified functions in th

Granting pardon to a convict by the Executive President is an absolute power conferred on the Executive President that connote be challenged under a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court, said Deputy Soli

The 24-hour token strike to be launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) starting from 8 a.m. today (19) at the Out Patient Department (OPD) of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) will go down

Thefts of iron rods and iron nails at Dematagoda and Ratmalana railway yards and bridges are rampant at present and the assistance of the STF will be sought to provide security to these places, Transport Minister Bandula

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued an order permitting the CID to inspect the details of nine bank accounts maintained by Pastor Jerome Fernando, his wife, the Glorious Church and his company, as a part of ongoing inv

Ministers Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara who were members of Samagi Jana Balawegaya have been expelled from the party, an SJB senior said yesterday.

Relatives of the Muslim Covid-19 victims whose bodies were cremated, following recommendations of the Committee of Experts, were preparing to file lawsuits against members of the Committee of Experts, SJB MP Rauff Hakeem said yesterday.

The drug that is said to have caused the death of a young woman at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital recently was still in use in Hospitals where more than 66,000 vials of the said drug were in stock, islandwide, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella s

Requests the public to continue seeking medical assistance from government hospitals

Ali Sabry meets Thai MP and assistance sought to join it

Pakistan recently secured US$ 3 billion from the IMF

Maligawa administration considers using LED lights

Considering the progress of payment, the Chief of Excise yesterday granted a three-month new payment schedule to the nine leading liquor manufacturing companies to settle its staggering tax arrears of Rs.6.2 billion and warned to revoke their license

The Police together with other intelligence agencies have commenced raiding illegal firearms, since the conclusion of an amnesty to handover illegal firearms. The Ministry of Defence declared a grace period to handover illegal firearms held without v

The petitioners alleged that they had been illegally arrested and tortured

Death caused after administration of vaccine

Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella says his party opposes move

Five-member committee appointed to probe issues in health sector

Minister Prasanna Ranatunga orders probe

Bandula Gunawardane took steps to plant 200 saplings of such trees along the road leading to Kataragama Kirivehera

Despite the Health Ministry’s adamant position of not withdrawing the drug used at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital that resulted in the demise of a 21-year-old girl, the Health Ministry was compelled to withhold two batches of the controversial dr

The Thera had complained to the CID alleging that Ex-President Maithripala Sirisena’s statement made during the Derana 360 programme on 20.06.2022 had veiled that some pecuniary offers had been made by the kith and kin of Presidential pardoned Jude

With nearly 6,000 staff, SriLankan Airlines is the biggest and most expensive of the cash-strapped state institutions

The Ceylon Electricity Board had informed the Dalada Maligawa to pay Rs 13.2 million for the electricity that is to be used for the annual Esala Perahera festival. CEB has estimated that the total cost for electricity for the Maligawa and the

During previous years, the estimated charge was settled by the CEB