Galle also votes for SLPP giving them 7 seats

Fuel prices slashed

The Government has reduced the price of fuel from tonight,?Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has reduced the price of Petrol 92 by Rs 40 per liter and Auto Diesel by Rs 15 per liter from 9pm tonight (Monday). Accordingly, the new price of Petrol 92 will be Rs 370 per liter and Auto Diesel Rs 415 per liter. Wijesekera said that the prices of other petroleum products will remain the same. Meanwhile, Lanka Indian Oil (LIOC) said that i

17 Oct, 2022

Madras court observes Tamils from Sri Lanka can obtain Indian citizenship

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has observed that the principles of the 2019 Citizenship (Amendment) Act could be applied to Hindu Tamils who were forced to abandon Sri Lanka. The single-judge bench of Justice GR Swaminathan held that although Sri Lanka is not covered under CAA, the Hindu Tamils in the Island country could obtain Indian citizenship under the Act as they were the ?primary victim of racial strife.? Notably, the humanitarian law brought in by the Modi government seeks

17 Oct, 2022

President confident on debt restructuring talks

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed confidence in the debt restructuring talks following meetings held with China, India and Japan.? The President said that he had recently discussed Sri Lanka?s debt restructuring with the Chinese Finance Minister and he was optimistic that discussions in this regard would be concluded successfully. The President also said that a Sri Lanka delegation currently in Washington held initial discussions yesterday (15) with the International Monetary Fund a

16 Oct, 2022