IMF Bailout agreement at the end of the month? President Ranil Wickremesinghe says it is not the right time for former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the President has been reported as having said: “I don’t believe it’s […]
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By AJA Abeynayake The Supreme Court yesterday extended a travel ban imposed on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former minister Basil Rajapaksa until 04 August. The ban was extended when a FR case filed over the economic crisis was taken up by the Supreme Court. A motion was filed on 13 July seeking an […]
The Navy rescued six distressed Indian fishermen, who had drifted to Lankan waters, north of Talaimannar, with their malfunctioned trawler, the Navy Media Unit said. SLNS Ranajaya, patrolling in the sea area, on Sunday morning,spotted the Indian trawler, drifting in island waters, north of Talaimannar. Upon inspection of the trawler, the Navy personnel found that […]
By Ifham Nizam The Irrigation Department yesterday warned of the risk of flooding along the Nilwala and Kalu Rivers due to the prevailing rainy weather conditions. He urged people living in lowlands close to the Kalu and Nilwala Rivers in the Divisional Secretariat divisions of Ratnapura, Nivithigala, Kuruvita, Ayagama, Alapatha, Pasgoda, Kotapola, Pitabeddara Akurassa, Malimbada, […]