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Former Land Title Settlement Commissioner arrested on corruption charges

SriLanka, Sept. 30 -- A former Commissioner (Investigations) of the Land Title Settlement Department was arrested yesterday (29) on charges of corruption, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of ... Read More


Future Parliament can reverse 22nd Amendment - Prof.Peiris

SriLanka, Sept. 30 -- A Parliament elected three years from now has both the right and the duty to reverse the 22nd Amendment, Prof. G.L.Peiris has said. He said the amendment has been passed in Parl... Read More


Rough seas forecast, depression weakens over Odisha

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- Rough seas and gusty winds are expected around the country over the next 24 hours, the Meteorology Department warned.The death toll from ongoing adverse weather rose to three, w... Read More


CIABOC remands former Deputy Minister's wife

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested Chinari Lakmanthi Hettiarachchi, wife of former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, over... Read More


Rough seas forecast, depression weakens over Odisha

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- Rough seas and gusty winds are expected around the country over the next 24 hours, the Meteorology Department warned.The death toll from ongoing adverse weather rose to three, w... Read More


Reforms on track

SriLanka, Sept. 9 -- Sri Lanka's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake, told the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council yesterday (8) that the co... Read More


Lawyers for Democracy tell Govt: 'Keep Executive, Judiciary apart'

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- A group of lawyers on Thursday (6) called for strict separation between the executive and the judiciary, warning that the proposed constitutional amendment to extend the retiremen... Read More


BASL meets Cardinal for talks on 22nd Amendment

Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) President Rajeev Amarasuriya met Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith at the Archbishop's House in Colombo yesterday (7) for talks on judicial reforms, inc... Read More


MPs handover evidence on alleged coal import corruption to commission

Srilanka, Aug. 1 -- Opposition Parliamentarians Mujibur Rahman and Ajith Perera visited the Commission of Inquiry into the coal importation corruption on Thursday (30), handing over written and verbal... Read More


Exporters get green light as US tariff cut to 10%

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- The Finance Ministry while hailing the reduction of proposed US tariff of 12.5 % to 10 % on Sri Lanka yesterday said that the decision will enhance the competitiveness of Sri Lan... Read More