Couple remanded over Pelawatte businessman’s death

Gotabaya expected to return on Saturday

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to return to Sri Lanka on Saturday. Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka following mass protests staged against him. The former President fled to the Maldives and then Singapore and Thailand. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) had said recently that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is entitled to protection and should be allowed to return to the country. The HRCSL said that it had received complaints over alleged threats to the life of the former President

01 Sep, 2022

AG’s advice obtained to deal with Chinese company

The advice of the Attorney General (AG) has been obtained to deal with the Chinese fertiliser company after the company refused to refund the deposit paid for the rejected fertilizer. Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera told Parliament that several attempts were made to recover the money amounting to USD 6.9 million from the Chinese company. He said that there was also an attempt to secure chemical fertilizer instead of organic fertilizer from the company to replace the rejected stocks but

01 Sep, 2022

President says IMF deal beginning of a new economic era

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the beginning of a new economic era. He said that the the deal is an important step in the history of Sri Lanka. ?Not only rising from the bankruptcy crisis and the debt moratorium, it is also key to ensure that our social sectors are protected and both our economic and social aspect of our lifestyle will certainly not have any further setbacks.? The President made this statement after a st

01 Sep, 2022