Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who will visit Sri Lanka in the first week of next month, is expected to push for implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation signed between the two countries in...
Even before the Pacific Ocean weather disruptor El Niño makes landfall in Sri Lanka, several villages have already been left parched, with wells and lakes holding little or no water. One such village is Wilgamuwa Ladiyangala in the Matale...
In the first half of this year, institutions under the Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Ministry awarded 73 procurement contracts worth nearly Rs 150bn—compared to an average annual value of Rs 34bn in the two years from 2022...
Thirteen fundamental rights petitions have so far been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. The proposed amendment seeks to raise the retirement age of Supreme Court...
The recent incidents of prison unrest are among several issues the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has raised with the government to be addressed during the council's 63rd session, which gets underway in Geneva next month. The delay in...
(BBC) - South Korea’s annual military exercises with the US come to an abrupt end on Friday. Ulchi Freedom Shield, which involves 18,000 South Korean troops and 11 other American ally nations, is being halted with only half of the scheduled...