Germany’s foreign intelligence chief, Martin Jäger, has warned that Russia is waging a “shadow war” against Germany, describing a confrontation that he says has moved beyond conventional military and legal categories. His
A draft bill proposing wide-ranging amendments to the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017 has been published in an Extraordinary Gazette by President and Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake, signaling one
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The annual festival at St. Anthony’s Church, Katchatheevu commenced on February 27 with the traditional flag-hoisting ceremony, drawing devotees across the Palk Strait to the small but spiritually significant island of Katchatheevu.
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NATO has entered a new phase in building an integrated surveillance and control architecture designed to strengthen the Alliance’s ability to operate across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The initiative,
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After weeks of legal wrangling, a Division Bench of Justices S A Dharmadhikari and P V Balakrishnan overturned a temporary stay imposed by a single bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas. The
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A shocking new report from the National Audit Office has revealed that billions of rupees meant for the Sri Lankan government from expressway operations have been siphoned
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Northern Province Governor N. Vedanayagan has sharply criticized the Survey and Forest Departments for refusing to release lands to residents of the Kilinochchi district, citing a lack of certain documents. Speaking at
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At the Colombo Permanent Three-Judge High Court, Attorney-at-Law Harendra Banagala, representing the first defendant Hewage Sudath Janaka Fernando, revealed that no public institution in Sri Lanka holds a copy of the Indian
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Nearly 2,800 private pharmacies in Sri Lanka are operating without licensed pharmacists, according to industry representatives, raising serious concerns over public safety, legal compliance, and the regulation of the pharmaceutical sector. With
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A Colombo magistrate has ordered investigators to expedite inquiries into 26 suspected underworld figures accused of fleeing Sri Lanka using false identities, directing police to complete pending forensic work and report back
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A nationwide strike by disaster relief personnel has brought compensation payments to victims of Cyclone Ditwah to a standstill, after thousands of frontline government officers withdrew from duty on February 27, citing
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It has been three months since Cyclone Ditva tore through Sri Lanka, leaving a trail of destruction that affected thousands of families and critical infrastructure. In response, the government announced the creation
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Former Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has issued a stern warning about the misuse of arrest powers, emphasizing that such authority is among the most intrusive the state can exercise and
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Local authorities in northern Sri Lanka move to convert the early residence of former LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran into a museum after his sister declines to take over the property, igniting discussion
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Sri Lanka’s Norochcholai Power Plant is confronting a potential energy shortfall this year as coal imports fail to meet the plant’s requirements, according to Frontline Socialist Party Education Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda. Speaking
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In a judicial decision today (25 February 2026), the Fort Magistrate’s Court ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to release gold, gems and other valuables seized from the family home of the
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