Water bill up in September
A Gazette notification is to be issued today on increasing water tariffs, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said. The Water Board said that as per the Gazette, the water tariffs will be…
Category: Features
Freedom for Ranjan
Today (26) President Ranil Wickramasinghe has signed the presidential pardon letter of former Member of Parliament Ranjan Ramanayake, who was sentenced to prison for insulting the court. Accordingly, he will be free from today.
Gota will return to the island next month
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power, is scheduled to come to Sri Lanka early next month, sources say. An informed source said he is likely to return either on September 2 or…
Court tells detectives to investigate comments of SLPP MPs
SLPP Parliamentarian Sanath Nishantha at a media briefing had made comments in a manner that affect the judiciary, President's Counsel Upul Jayasuriya told the Fort Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (24). The President's Counsel alleged that…
The court issues a warrant to arrest Pathum Kerner
The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today issued a warrant for the arrest of Social media activist Dr. Pathum Kerner over an case filed by Colombo Crimes Division. The arrest warrant was issued because he had…
Former president should be privileged -HRCSL
Ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is entitled to certain privileges and benefits as an Ex-President established under law, said the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on Tuesday (23). It is recommended that the Government of Sri…
The EU is concerned about the use of PTA
The European Union (EU) representatives in Sri Lanka expressed concern about reports on the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the recent arrests. The EU said in a twitter post "Concerned about reports…
A kerosene price revision is mandatory – power minister
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says that Kerosene price revision was a must for many years. He says that one main reason for CPC losses was selling fuel at subsidized prices. "With prices…
Pohottuwa requests the President to bring Gota to the country and provide all facilities
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna has made a request from President Ranil Wickremesinghe to take necessary measures to bring back Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to Sri Lanka. The SLPP also requests that Rajapaksa be awarded…
12 arrested in Inter-University Student Union protest
The Police have arrested 12 in total, including the convener of the Inter-University Student Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige on Thursday (18). Police Media Spokesperson SSP Nihal Talduwa stated that during the protest march held in…