Finance Secretary barred from withholding budget allocations for elections
Supreme Court issued an interim order on the country's Finance Secretary, and the Attorney General who represents the Finance Minister preventing them from withholding...
Ex-Finance Minister released from two more charges in 2016 bond scam case
The Court of Appeal today (28 Feb.) issued a writ order stating that the charges filed by the Attorney General against former Finance Minister...
Obstructing 2023 LG polls jeopardises Sri Lanka’s democracy – Freedom People’s Alliance
The newly formed Freedom People’s Alliance (FPA) has raised concerns over the recent resistance displayed by the Ministry of Finance to release the fund...
Petition seeking to postpone LG polls to be taken up on Feb. 23
Retired Colonel W.M. Wijesundera’s lawyers have informed the Supreme Court that it is not necessary to support motion requesting to expedite the petition to...
TISL files FR case over controversial medical supplies procurement through Indian Credit Line
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a fundamental rights petition with the Supreme Court today (Feb. 16), naming 47 Respondents, in relation to...
SJB unveils Blue Print for better governance, economics
The main Opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday unveiled its enhanced economic blueprint for a Sri Lanka with good governance and inclusive prosperity.
Addressing a...
Sri Lanka rejects Indian politician’s claims on Prabhakaran being alive
The Ministry of Defence has vehemently denied a statement made by an Indian politician claiming that banned terror group LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is...
EC to request Rs. 300 million from the Treasury
The Election Commission (EC) is set to write to the Treasury Secretary requesting Rs. 300 million after running out of funds it had received...
Eran says the Government has mismanaged the polycrisis
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne yesterday alleged that the Government has mismanaged the ‘polycrisis’ in the country.“People are unable to repay their...
MP Kajendren and 17 others granted bail
MP Selvarajah Kajendren and 17 others who were arrested yesterday for entering a high-security zone in Jaffna have been released on bail.
The Ahila Ilankai...
