Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara emphasizes that he requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene to take necessary disciplinary and legal steps against the false statements made in Parliament regarding the operation of fuel station business by Sinopec Fuel Oil Lanka in Sri Lanka. MORE..
U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Saturday evening, ending a months-long stalemate. MORE..
Stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over her recent controversial comments, has been ordered to be remanded in custody until June 07, after being produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court. MORE..
Minister for Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka Vidura Wickremanayake states that a new act on religious freedom and distortion of facts will be brought in the near future. MORE..