New Commissioner General for the Inland Revenue Department

Social media activist Pathum Kerner granted bail

Social media activist Pathum Kerner was granted bail today by the Colombo Additional Magistrate. He was arrested on 28th July over the violence which took place at the Polduwa Junction on 13th July. The military and Police had clashed with a group of protesters near a barricade placed to prevent mobs from getting close to Parliament. The Police had earlier obtained an overseas travel ban against Pathum Kerner over allegations he had led the protesters to break the road barricade at the Polduw

04 Aug, 2022

SriLankan Airlines denies claims over meals on flight

SriLankan Airlines has denied claims with regards to the meals in the business class seating of its flights. A video shared on social media showed a passenger raising concerns over the unavailability of a meal he had ordered in one SriLankan Airlines flight. SriLankan Airlines said that on this particular flight business class passengers were offered four meal choices as their main course; chicken, sea food, beef and vegetarian?and depending on the number of passengers, a selected number of ea

04 Aug, 2022

SJB condemns attempt to crackdown on peaceful protests

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today condemned attempts by the Government to crackdown on peaceful protests. SJB and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that the Government is depriving the public of their rights. He said that President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Government must protect the legitimate rights of the people. Premadasa said that the people have a right to engage in peaceful protests and promote any political party. He said that the SJB and the common opposition stand wi

04 Aug, 2022