Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Singapore for medical attention

Contempt of court petitions against Sanath Nishantha fixed for hearing

The contempt of court petitions filed against State Minister Sanath Nishantha, have been fixed for hearing in June. The Court of Appeal has decided to hear the petitions on 27 June. The MP is accused of making comments critical of the judiciary during a media briefing last year (2022). Nishantha was also a suspect in the case filed by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) with regards to the attack on peaceful protesters at Galle Face on 09th May.?(Colombo Gazette)

28 Mar, 2023

Mahela turns down coaching offer from foreign country

By Easwaran Rutnam Former Sri Lanka Cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena has turned down an offer to coach a foreign team. The Sri Lanka Cricket board said that Jayawardena has turned down the offer from an ICC member board in order to serve Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Cricket board said that Jayawardena, who is working for Sri Lanka Cricket as the consultant coach, has not been tasked with the job of touring with the national team. His functions as the consultant coach are to be in ch

28 Mar, 2023

UNFPA notes importance of promoting accountability in Sri Lanka

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) noted the importance of promoting accountability and good governance in Sri Lanka to achieve the sustainable development goals, the President’s office said. The UNFPA congratulated Sri Lanka on its achievements in developing robust national evaluation capacities, at the policy, institutional, and professional levels. President Ranil Wickremesinghe met a delegation of UNFPA officials, including Marco Segone, Director of the Evaluation Office of the Uni

28 Mar, 2023