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Law LNP - Colombo tops highest COVID cases yesterday
With the daily count of new Covid reaching 2,275 yesterday, the Colombo district recorded 438 cases as the highest, the National Operations Centre for…
Law LNP - IPL suspended as more players contract COVID-19
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has indefinitely postponed the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after several players and support staff tested…
Law LNP - Navy increases security in Sri Lankan waters to prevent illegal migration attempts
Sri Lanka Navy says it has deployed more naval units to patrol the northern and northwesters waters of the island around the clock, following the possibility…
Law LNP - Colombo HC concludes Avant-Garde floating armoury case; decision on May 21
The Colombo High Court today concluded the hearing of the case filed against the Chairman of the Avant Garde Maritime Services Company Nissanka Senadhipathi…
Law LNP - Bangladesh to impose 7-day nationwide lockdown amidst spike in cases
The Bangladesh government on Saturday decided to impose a week-long nationwide lockdown from Monday as COVID-19 cases and deaths surged across the country.…
Law LNP - MCC inconsistent with Constitution
Attorney General Dappula de Livera, PC, has informed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact, Project…
Law LNP - Proposal for recruiting lawyers as CIs discarded
Public Security Minister, retired Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, and Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC, yesterday (18), against the backdrop of a controversial…
Law LNP - Expert Committee concerned over PC polls before reaching consensus on new Constitution
The nine-member Expert Committee tasked with preparing a preliminary draft for a new Constitution is concerned about the continuing push for Provincial Council…
Law Treasury bond scams: Sixth Forensic Audit yet to be commissioned
Many an eyebrow has been raised over the inordinate delay in carrying out the recommendations made by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry that probed…
Law LNP - Senior lawyer asks AG to prosecute Bathiudeen for destroying Kallaru forest
The Attorney General’s Department could now prosecute MP Rishad Bathiudeen as the Court of Appeal yesterday found that the clearing of part of the Kallaru…
Law LNP - Silent death of constitutional holy cows
That the 20th Amendment was passed does not come as a surprise. That some opposition MPs voted with the government also does not come as a surprise and neither…
Law LNP - Silent death of constitutional holy cows
That the 20th Amendment was passed does not come as a surprise. That some opposition MPs voted with the government also does not come as a surprise and neither…
Law LNP - Blue Eagles and CFC win penalty shootout to enter final
Blue Eagles SC and Colombo FC (CFC) booked their berth in the final of the Vantage FFSL President’s Cup 2020 Football Tournament when they ousted favourites…
Law LNP - Dialog Invites customers to experience the power of 5G on its 5G Trial Network
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, extended an open invitation to its valued customers to register their 5G devices on its 5G trial…
Law LNP - More cases push COVID-19 case tally to 2,777
The count of coronavirus reported in Sri Lanka has risen as 5 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 infection. Four of the new cases are recent…
Law LNP - NTJ second wave target was Dalada Perahera, SIS witness tells PCoI
Twelve National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) members had remained in the East to carry out a second wave of attacks in August 2019, an SIS officer on Wednesday told…
Law LNP - Kandakadu rehab centre confirms 196 more Covid-19 cases
Another 196 positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected from the Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Kandakadu, the Department of Government Information…
Law Constitutional Council meets today
A Constitutional Council Meeting will be held today (24) at the Speaker’s Residence under the patronage of its Chairman and former Speaker of the Eighth…
Law We need clear majority to amend Constitution - PM
The 19th Amendment which was brought about to take revenge from us has now become a joke, said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, addressing a public meeting in…
Law Compulsory regulations for public transport
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday held a meeting with private bus owners to discuss the problems they have faced. The President stressed the need to limit…
Law Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka surge to 1469
Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka have surged to 1469 after the country witnessed highest single-day rise on Wednesday (27). A total of 150 patients were detected…
Law Toll of Covid-19 cases rises to 1,319
A total of 41 more Covid-19 patients were identified increasing the total cases in Sri Lanka to 1319, the Health Ministry said.It said 137 new Covid-19 cases…
Law 1047 Covid-19 cases in SL
Two more Navy personnel have tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing the total number of cases in Sri Lanka to 1047, the Health Ministry said. The…
Law 1028 COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka
A person who arrived from Kuwait has tested positive for Covid-19 today, increasing total cases in Sri Lanka to 1028, the Health Ministry said. The ministry…