Body found inside bag at Pettah bus stand

Colombo Stock Exchange faces technical issue

The Colombo Stock Exchange faced a technical issue today as a result of which it did not close at the usual time. The Stock Market operated by the CSE which was scheduled to close automatically at 2.30pm did not close due to a technical fault. The market was manually halted and closed at 2.39pm, the marketing and international relations department of the CSE said. In the interest of minimizing the Impact to investors and in the best judgement of the CSE management, it was decided that all tra

09 Feb, 2022

PTA Amendment Bill tabled in Parliament

The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) Amendment Bill was tabled in Parliament by Foreign Minister, Professor G.L Peiris today. The?Bill proposes a number of changes to the existing laws under the PTA which has drawn wide international criticism. Professor G.L Peiris said that the Bill will be debated in Parliament and can also be challenged in court. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran asked why the Bill has been tabled when the Government had said earlier that it wi

10 Feb, 2022

Hejaaz Hizbullah freed after meeting bail conditions

Attorney-at-Law Hejaaz Hizbullah was freed by the Puttalam High Court today after he met the bail conditions. The?Court of Appeal had this week ordered the release of Hejaaz Hizbullah on bail. The Puttalam High Court had earlier refused to grant bail to Hizbullah. However, the Court of Appeal ordered that Hizbullah be granted bail. Hizbullah was arrested on 14 April 2020 by members of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sri Lankan Police. After initially not being informed of

09 Feb, 2022