Trial-at-bar to hear abduction and disappearance of 11 youth case
The Attorney General's Department has requested the Chief Justice to appoint a Trial-at- Bar bench to hear the 'abduction and disappearance of 11 youths' case. Read More »
Northern Province: Trapped in a political tug-of-war
With just days to go before the 2019 presidential election, Tamils in the Northern Province are anxious over the eventual outcome and what the result will offer them. Read More »
Rathana Thera was instrumental in obtaining presidential pardon for Jayamaha: PMD
President Maithripala Sirisena, through his official media wing released a statement reasoning out the decision to grant a presidential pardon to Royal Park Murder convict Shramantha Jayamaha. Read More »
Colombo-Sydney direct flights from July to boost Aussie tourists
In the hope of attracting more tourists from Australia, SriLankan Airlines will launch five weekly direct flights to Australia's outbound tourist hub Sydney from July 2020 onwards. Read More »
Tea exporters’ costs skyrocket
Additional testing which has been necessitated following concerns from the Taiwan and Japan markets have significantly increased tea exporters’ costs. Read More »
Anura condemns Prez’s decision to pardon Royal Park Murder convict
NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake today condemned the President Maithripala Sirisena's decion to grant a presidential pardon to Royal Park Murder convict Shramantha Jayamaha. Read More »
No ETCA negotiations until Cabinet approval
The 12th round of negotiations on the Economic and Technology Co-operation Agreement (ETCA), which was scheduled to be held in September, had been postponed pending Cabinet approval. Read More »