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Parliamentarian Wimal Weerawansa’s wife Shashi Weerawansa has been sentenced to two years in jail. The Colombo Magistrate’s Court imposed the jail term on the MP’s wife after she was found guilty of submitting forged documents to obtain a diplomatic passport. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 100,000 on Shashi Weerawansa. Lawyers appearing on […]
- Wimal’s wife Sashi Weerawansa granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Shavendra sends letter of demand to Wimal (Category: Breaking News)
- Ten independent groups to support new Government (Category: Breaking News)
- Wimal accuses Galle Face protesters of being drug addicts (Category: Breaking News)
By Easwaran Rutnam India and Japan have decided to cooperate to address the crisis in Sri Lanka, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. The agreement was reached at a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The two met at a Japan-India Summit Meeting held in Japan on […]
- President to visit India for key talks with Modi (Category: Breaking News)
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The death of a black man who was forced into a police car boot where a gas grenade was set off has sparked outrage in Brazil. Police stopped Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38, in the street in the north-eastern city of Umbaúba, Sergipe state, on Wednesday. Video footage showed two officers holding down the boot […]
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Asitha Fernando finished with a career-best 6-51 as Sri Lanka thrashed hosts Bangladesh by 10 wickets in the second Test on Friday to win the series 1-0. The visitors bowled out Bangladesh for 169 runs in their second innings with the 24-year-old playing a starring role at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. We knew we […]
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The Parliamentary Council decided to concur with the recommendation to appoint Mr. Anthony Nihal Fonseka as a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Secretary-General of Parliament said today.
The attorneys representing the wife of MP Wimal Weerawansa have filed an appeal challenging the two-year prison sentence handed down to their client earlier today.
The police have seized another stock of fuel hoarded to be resold for higher prices. One suspect was arrested in the raid carried out in Suwarapola, Piliyandala.
India and Japan have agreed to work together on assisting crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the Japanese government said, following a recent meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida in...Click on the headline to read the full story
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The head of the World Bank has warned that Russia s invasion of Ukraine could cause a global recession as the price of food, energy and fertiliser jump.
India and Japan have agreed to work together on assisting crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the Japanese government said, following a recent meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo.
MP Wimal Weerawansa s wife Shashi Weerawansa, who was accused of submitting forged documents to obtain a diplomatic passport, has been handed two-year rigorous imprisonment
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"This will ease the burden on CPC and fuel stations providing in bulk."
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MP Wimal Weerawansa’s wife Shashi Weerawansa, who was accused of submitting forged documents to obtain a diplomatic passport, has been sentenced to two-year rigorous imprisonment.The post...Click on the headline to read the full story
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India will continue to stand with the people of Sri Lanka and support democracy, stability and economic recovery in the neighbouring...Click on the headline to read the full story
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka stock market moved up 0.7 percent within the first hour of trade on Friday (27) recovering from the previous session’s fall, Colombo Stock Exchange data showed.The main All Share Price Index gained 0.67 percent or 55.92 points to 8,375.50.“We saw mixed reactions in the market today. There is both selling pressure coming in on the banking and finance shares...
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- Fitch downgrades long-term ratings of 10 Sri Lankan Banks (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka’s Bank of Ceylon downgraded to RD (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Revises Commercial Leasing’s Outlook to Negative (Category: Breaking News)
PM Ranil Wickremesinghe has not made a decision to increase the salaries of the public sector employees, the Prime Minister s Office said today, addressing the media reports in circulation.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called on the experts in the power sector to assist in making a significant contribution from renewable energy sources to the national grid.
The Sapugaskanda oil refinery will resume its operations for the first time since March 20 with a crude oil shipment being unloaded today, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara says.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India will continue to stand with the people of Sri Lanka and support democracy, stability and economic recovery in the neighbouring country.
COPE chairman Prof. Charitha Herath making a recommendation to the Chairman of People’s Bank Sujeewa Rajapakse, called for the submission of a comprehensive report within a month with details of...Click on the headline to read the full story
The operations at the Sapugaskanda oil refinery will commence again today (May 27) and producing Fuel Oil will start in six days, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.The post...Click on the headline to read the full story
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology says.
Sri Lanka's prime minister said Thursday that he will quickly prepare an economic reform program and seek approval from the International Monetary Fund - because global inflation and the financial...Click on the headline to read the full story
General Shavendra Silva will assume office on 1 June 2022 as new Chief of Defence Staff after relinquishing the office of the Commander of the Army on 31 May. General Shavendra Silva was serving as acting Chief of Defence Staff at the time he was appointed to this new office.
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