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The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has issued a formal statement raising concerns over the newly gazetted Protection ofContinue Reading The post BASL raises concerns over PSTA and Organised Crimes Bills, warns of expanded executive…

Today’s News Digest: Your go-to summary of the key events and headlines that shaped the day. From major developments toContinue Reading The post Today’s News Digest – October 21 appeared first on Newswire.

Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Education Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda has raised concerns over Sri Lanka’s proposed organized crime legislation, claiming thatContinue Reading The post Even unlawful second marriages could fall under proposed…

Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala represented Sri Lanka at the inaugural BIMSTEC Home Ministers’ Meeting held inContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka reaffirms commitment to regional security cooperation at…

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has launched islandwide raids following a Rs. 13 increase in wheat flour prices without priorContinue Reading The post Who approved the Rs. 13 wheat flour price hike? CAA demands answers appeared first…

Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe is scheduled to speak on Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, stability andContinue Reading The post Chathuranga Abeysinghe to discuss Sri Lanka’s Economic Reset…

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament that a 21-year-old man had been arrested for allegedly creating fake social mediaContinue Reading The post How a 21-year-old used fake Muslim identities to spread threats against…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has appeared in state media looking healthy, dismissing rumours and unverified claims that heContinue Reading The post North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un reappears in state media to debunk death rumours appeared…

Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunaratne has referred a case file to the President of the Court of Appeal to initiate contemptContinue Reading The post Attempting to mislead the court : Magistrate takes Contempt of Court action against IGP…

A former mobile inspector attached to the National Transport Commission (NTC) has been sentenced to 16 years of rigorous imprisonmentContinue Reading The post Rs. 20,000 bribe from bus owner lands transport inspector a 4-year prison term…