Sumanthiran goes to court against 65000 housing project

Vedda community to attend 75th Independence Day celebrations

Sri Lanka’s indigenous Vedda community have accepted an invitation to attend the 75th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo. The invitation had been extended by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on behalf of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Vedda Chief Uruwarige Wannila Aththo met Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Parliament premises and confirmed that his community will attend the celebrations at Galle Face. Wannila Aththo also requested for facilities to be provided to them as it w

18 Jan, 2023

Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill passed with amendments

The Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill was passed in Parliament, with amendments, in a virtually empty House this evening. The Bill was passed during the second reading by a majority of 17 votes with just?23 MPs voting for and 06 against it. Most MPs were not in the House during the vote on the Bill. Eventually, the Bill was passed without a vote during the third reading, with amendments. The Bill was challenged in court last year saying it was inconsistent with the fundamental rights enshrined i

18 Jan, 2023

Speedtest reveals internet speeds in Sri Lanka have dropped

Speedtest has revealed that mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds in Sri Lanka have dropped further. Sri Lanka, which is not even among the top 100 countries for internet speeds, has seen its global rankings drop by 2 places. Speedtest Global Index rankings has placed Sri Lanka at 120 (down 2 places) for mobile internet speeds and at 130 (down 2 places) for fixed broadband internet speeds. Meanwhile, Ookla’s Q4 Internet Performance Report on the state of Sri Lanka’s mobile and fixed netw

18 Jan, 2023