Central Bank gets USD 400 million swap from RBI

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Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Wednesday said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to provide $400 million under a swap arrangement...

The prevailing dry weather can be expected from today

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A slight change in the prevailing dry weather can be expected from today. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Uva province and in Batticaloa, Ampara, Matale...

Case against Gamini Senarath postponed

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The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today (09) heard the case against former President’s Chief of Staff Gamini Senarath and three others for allegedly misappropriating...

SL will ‘cease to exist’ if new constitution is passed

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Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa says there is a clear danger of a breakdown in the governmental mechanism of the country, due to the irrational...

03 new Supreme Court justices sworn in

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Three Supreme Court Justices and one Court of Appeal judge have been sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena, today (09). Chairman of the Court of...

Open warrant re-issued against Jaliya

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The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has re-issued an open warrant on former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, Jaliya Wickramasuriya. Wickramasuriya has been charged...

Showers expected in several provinces – Department of Meteorology

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A slight change in the prevailing dry weather can be expected during next few days. Several spells of showers will occur in Uva province and in Batticaloa,...

Emil Ranjan further remanded

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Former Prisons Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa, who was charged over the alleged killing of 27 inmates during the prison clashes at Welikada Prison in...

Speaker accepts MR as Opposition Leader

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Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has informed the Parliament that the United People’s Freedom Party (UPFA) MP Mahinda Rajapaksa has been accepted as the Leader of...

A Presidential election would come first

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Minister of Science, Technology and Research Sujeewa Senasinghe says that a Presidential election will be held before a provincial election. The Minister says that a...