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Investigations into many cases complete Legal measures against attempts to obstruct justice Certain politically connected groups are attempting to scuttle investigations into high-profile killings, including the Easter Sunday attack, in …

The rise in underworld criminal activity at present is the result of prolonged political protection afforded to the underworld by previous political elites, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air …

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera told Parliament yesterday that the Government should appoint a committee to draft a new Constitution if it is serious about reforms. While …

The Committee on Ways and Means of Parliament drew attention to the potential of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to export more products through the South Asian Free Trade Agreement …

The Government has issued a Gazette Extraordinary extending the ban on 15 organisations, including the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), due to their alleged involvement in terrorism-related activities and …

The newly elected President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), Rajeeva Amarasuriya PC, issued a strong condemnation of the recent killing of suspects in police custody. Taking to …

The 139th birth anniversary of Lake House founder D. R. Wijewardene falls today (February 23). Religious activities to mark the occasion will be held tomorrow and the day after. The …

The zebra crossing in front of the Lake House building in Colombo which posed a veritable death trap for pedestrians, especially at night as it displayed both green and red …

The Police Special Task Force (STF) has been deployed to enhance security and combat crimes in various parts of the country. Here STF personnel from the Ahungalla, Wathuregama STF camp …

Proposals such as closing the gaps between train track logs where necessary by filling them with soil, clearing underbrush to improve visibility for engine drivers and widening the passage between …