COLOMBO : Sri Lanka has been successfully elected to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) at the election held at the United Nations Headquarters. Sri Lanka secured 144 votes out of 185 valid votes, receiving the highest number of votes among all successful candidates. This election reflects the confidence of...

COLOMBO :The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed against 11 defendants, including former Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Arjuna Mahendran and former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake, in connection with the Central Bank bond scam be called again on July 22. The case was taken up on Friday before Colombo High...

COLOMBO :: A Senior Assistant Secretary of the Presidential Secretariat has been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), police said. The official, who had previously served as a former Deputy Controller of Immigration and Emigration, was arrested by the CCIB for allegedly preparing a forged passport for an organised criminal gang member to...

COLOMBO : You are demonstrating to the world that Sri Lanka possesses forces that are prepared to stand for the protection, democracy and human rights of oppressed people, wherever they may be.” President extends his best wishes President Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined the ceremony held this morning (26) at the Sri Lanka Infantry Regimental Centre...

COLOMBO :Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said here a total of 232 Sri Lankan suspects who have been issued Interpol Red Notices are currently hiding in various countries. Speaking in Parliament Friday, June (26), the Minister said that 96 of them are suspected organised criminals, of whom 37 have so far been identified, and...