SC issues order against dumping garbage in Muthurajawela

Adani denies claims power purchase deal with Sri Lanka has been revoked

India’s Adani Group’s power purchase deal with the Sri Lankan government is intact, the company said on Friday, after the AFP news agency reported it had been revoked, citing a government official and a document. Sri Lanka has been reviewing the group’s local projects after U.S. authorities in November?accused?billionaire founder Gautam Adani and other executives of being part of a scheme to pay bribes to secure Indian power supply contracts. Adani has denied the allegations. It also denied t

24 Jan, 2025

Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrested over money laundering

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on money laundering charges. Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested in Beliatta, the Police media unit said. He was arrested on the advice of the Attorney General after it was determined that there was sufficient evidence to charge Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006. Yoshitha Rajapaksa had recently appeared before the CID to record a statement ove

25 Jan, 2025

Sri Lanka says no decision taken to deport Rohingya refugees

Sri Lanka says a decision has not been taken to deport the Rohingya refugees who had arrived in the country by boat in December. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment Arun Hemachandra said that the Government will deal with the refugees in a humanitarian manner. He told the Parliament that the refugees entered Sri Lanka illegally and so a case was filed against them. The Deputy Minister said that the refugees were dealt with in a humanitarian manner and no decision has bee

23 Jan, 2025