FR filed in Supreme Court against June 20 polls

Island wide mobile service launched to address electricity issues

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator together with Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Lanka Electricity Company Private Limited (LECO) launched the first-ever Island wide provincial mobile service to solve the complaints of the electricity consumers with the participation of more than 500 electricity consumers in Southern Province. The Mobile Service will be held in all the 09 provinces addressing the electricity complaints of the consumers and

21 Sep, 2020

Mangala says Iraj has a right to wear a dress

Former Minister Mangala Samaraweera says singer Iraj Weeraratne has a right to wear a dress. Responding to a tweet by Iraj Weeraratne over the incident where a transgender individual was denied access to a bar, Samaraweera said that any man, like Iraj Weeraratne, has a right to wear a dress. Weeraratne appeared in a dress in a video attacking the United National Party prior to the Presidential elections. Following the incident on Friday involving the transgender individual, Weeraratne tweeted

21 Sep, 2020

Bribery Commission files indictments against Ravi and Arjun

The Bribery Commission has filed indictments against former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake and Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) beneficiary owner Arjun Aloysius. The indictments were filed at the Colombo High Court over an apartment the former Minister obtained on lease at the Monarch Housing Complex while he was the Minister of Finance. Karunanayake has been charged under Section 19 (c) of the Bribery Act. Aloysius had allegedly paid a sum of Rs 11.68 million, through cheques of Walt &

21 Sep, 2020