Wimal Weerawansa begins fast in prison over bail

Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peris files FR petition

A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition has been filed with the Supreme Court seeking an order to prevent the arrest of Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peris. The petition names?Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province, Deshabandu Thennakoon, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the commanders of tri-forces, the Attorney General. The Catholic priest plays a leading role in the protest at Galle Face. However, the priest says there is an attempt to arrest him on false allegations. The Police have already

02 Aug, 2022

Nimesh Herath new UDA Chairman

Nimesh Herath has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Urban Development Authority (UDA). He was appointed to the post by Minister of Urban Development, Prasanna Ranatunga. Herath has over 15 years of professional working experience in fast-paced environments including Project Management, Marketing, Business Development, Sales and Marketing Management, HR, People Management, and Digital Marketing with the last 8 years? within the Hospitality industry and public sector institutions. He is

01 Aug, 2022

Price of Auto Diesel slashed by Rs. 10

The price of Auto Diesel has been reduced by Rs. 10, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) said. Accordingly, the new price of a litre of Auto Diesel will be Rs. 430. However, the prices of all other fuel products will remain unchanged. (Colombo Gazette)

01 Aug, 2022