President to attend two May Day rallies tomorrow
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to participate in two May-Day rallies tomorrow (01) in lieu of International Labour Day.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to participate in two May-Day rallies tomorrow (01) in lieu of International Labour Day.
Minister Prasanna Ranatunga told a political meeting in Udugampola this morning (30) that people should not even think of handing the country to an inexperienced leader.
The leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader Rishad Bathiudeen has had a meeting with Indian high commissioner Santosh Jah last Thursday.
Releasing its country report on Human Rights Practices in Sri Lanka, the US State Department said that 2023 was marred with a slew of “significant human rights issues” including torture, degrading treatment by the government, unjustified arrests, and extrajudicial killings.
The accountant of Randenigala Distilleries in Kaduwela, W. Roshan, has been released on a Rs. 1,350 million surety in a tax-evasion case.
Lawyers have the lawful right to appear on behalf of a drug suspect and levy any charge, said Bar Association (BASL) president Kaushalya Nawaratne.
Buddhist monk Muruttettuwe Ananda Thera charges that certain lawyers are influencing preventive efforts against crime and drugs.
Power of the state is not essential to bring about a change in the system, said opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.
Seven more opposition MPs have reportedly obtained liquor permits from the government.
Smart Youth held 340 New Year events across the island on 27 April on a concept by Youth Services Council chairman Pasindu Gunaratne.