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National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) Asitha Niroshana on Friday (24) alleged in Parliament that there was aContinue Reading The post Govt MP makes dramatic claim BASL chief offered SJB Western Province CM candidacy…

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly rejected allegations made in Parliament by NPP MP Asitha Niroshana regardingContinue Reading The post BASL rejects NPP MP’s ‘political deal’ allegation, challenges him to repeat claim…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the relevant authorities to formulate a programme to allocate underutilised land, together with theContinue Reading The post President directs plan to allocate unused state land to returning…

Sri Lanka Customs has arrested a 79-year-old Spanish national after detecting nearly 2.2 kilograms of cocaine concealed in his delayedContinue Reading The post Delayed baggage delivers Rs. 110 million cocaine surprise at BIA appeared first…

Sri Lankan startup Seahorse Air Ceylon has presented a proposal to establish a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft manufacturingContinue Reading The post Sri Lankan Startup Proposes VTOL Aircraft Manufacturing Facility appeared…

A few showers are expected in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts todayContinue Reading The post Weather: Showers and strong winds in several areas appeared first on Newswire.

Two Sri Lankan nationals who allegedly travelled illegally by boat to Dhanushkodi were detained by India’s Marine Police on Friday,Continue Reading The post Two suspects linked to Wattala shooting arrested in India appeared first on…

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the reduction of the labour-related tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the UnitedContinue Reading The post Ceylon Chamber of Commerce welcomes US tariff reduction appeared first on Newswire.

The Supreme Court has fixed December 4 for the hearing of a fundamental rights petition concerning the alleged non-payment ofContinue Reading The post Rs. 7,390 bill led to disconnection, Namal’s Rs. 2.68 Mn wedding bill unpaid: Petition…

At least 19 people were hospitalised following a collision involving a private bus and a motorcycle on the Matara–Tissamaharama mainContinue Reading The post 19 injured in Weerawila bus accident appeared first on Newswire.