8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (161+ words) Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa said a major public mobilisation and peaceful protest against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution would be held in Colombo on 24 September. He made the statement yesterday (13) at a meeting with Colombo District SJB…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (243+ words) Prime Minister and Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya said around 16,000 university students are expected to receive hostel facilities within three years under a hostel construction programme, with attention also being paid to the needs of…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (161+ words) 14 Sep 2026 | BY Dhanushka Dharmapriya There are currently no provisions to release elderly inmates from prison even when they have become physically weak and are unable to care for themselves, the Prisons Department stated. Acting Prisons Commissioner General Prasad Hemantha Kumara…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago   (931+ words) 14 Sep 2026 | BY A Staff Writer The claimants involved in the dispute arising from the X-Press Pearl disaster have urged the Sri Lankan Government to provide security assurances for members of their delegation ahead of an in-person meeting scheduled for 22 and…...

21+ hour, 17+ min ago   (80+ words) The Morning 13 Sep 2026 | BY Staff Writer The Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa stated that a mass peaceful protest against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution will be held in Colombo on 24 September. Addressing a Samagi Jana Balawegaya meeting today…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1783+ words) 13 Sep 2026 | By Asiri Fernando As the Government presses ahead with the proposed 22nd Amendment (22A) to the Constitution, questions over the timing, rationale, and wider implications of the move have continued to fuel debate among legal professionals and the public. In this…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (412+ words) 13 Sep 2026 | By Danara Kulathilaka The Government is yet to consider compensating northern fishermen for fishing gear and equipment allegedly damaged by Indian bottom trawlers operating in Sri Lankan waters, despite requests by fishing communities and recorded losses. Department of Fisheries…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (346+ words) Sri Lanka has called for deeper cooperation with India in pharmaceutical manufacturing, healthcare technology, investment and resilient supply chains, as Colombo seeks to expand domestic production and attract greater international investment in the sector. Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (232+ words) The Court of Appeal yesterday (10) directed that further hearing of a writ petition filed by Sarvajana Balaya leader and MP Dilith Jayaweera, challenging a reference made by the Colombo Fort Magistrate over an alleged contempt of court statement, be taken…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1232+ words) 11 Sep 2026 | By Sugeeswara Senadhira Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s three-day visit to Sri Lanka this week is strategically more significant than the relatively modest value of the agreements signed in Colombo might suggest. Since the visit of K C Pant…...