President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the importance of modernizing the legal system to effectively implement the government’s program aimed at fostering rapid economic growth in the country. He made these remarks during a cordial gathering with lawyers in Kandy held at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel (07). Highlighting the collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit the East Coast of Honshu in Japan on 4 April. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reproted thta the dept of the quake was 32 km, however, as per the National Center for Seismology, the dept of the quake was 55 Km. On 3 April, a tsunami alert was issued for…
Sri Lanka’s State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe called on US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung in Colombo, ahead of his trip to Washington for the IMF Spring Meeting. The Ambassador posted on X, Sri Lanka has made great progress on the IMF program, and the United States of America hopes Sri Lanka can take…
Tracing history and going back to the colonial era, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that despite the adverse impact of world wars and internal conflicts, Sri Lanka has steadfastly upheld its democratic value of ensuring the functioning of both the government and the opposition without interruption. The president was addressing members of the student parliament…
Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) requested people not to click on links shared on social media platforms claiming to receive presents given by popular brand names and their trade marks. SLCERT Senior Information Security Engineer Charuka Damunupola said those links may be received via SMS, WhatsApp, X formerly known as Twitter, Facebook now…
Colombo High Court Judge Mr. Adithya Patabandige sentenced Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thero to four years of hard labor and a fine of one hundred thousand rupees. He was found guilty of both charges in a case brought against Gnanasara Thero by the Attorney General. The case was related to causing national and religious disharmony by…
The frustration within the Tamil polity at the failure of the government to treat them fairly and address their grievances is taking a new turn in parliament. Unable to reason with those who hold the majority of votes, Tamil parliamentarians are taking to non-violent action over words. Those political parties that represent ethnic and religious…
Sri Lanka has launched a nationwide program to provide free meals to all students from grades 1-5. Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha said the initiative aims to benefit over 1.6 million children across 9,134 government schools and smaller institutions with less than 100 students. The program will run from 7:30 am to 8:00 am daily,…
A Brazilian court has decided to uphold an Italian court’s rape conviction for the former Milan and Brazil striker Robinho, and that the former star player must serve his nine-year prison sentence in Brazil. The trial in Brazil’s superior court of justice (STJ), the country’s top court for non-constitutional matters, had a majority rule that…
Several spells of showers are likely in the Eastern, Uva, North-central and Northern provinces, the Department of Meteorology says. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places elsewhere in the island in the afternoon or at night. Meanwhile, fairly heavy showers above 50mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western Provinces. Misty…
