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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has accused several cabinet and deputy ministers of illegally claiming parliamentary fuel allowances for months even after being sworn into their ministerial positions. SJB Deputy Legal Secretary, Attorney Tharka Nanayakkara, leveled these charges yesterday (October 17) at a press conference held in Colombo.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya’s two recent official visits became...

Member of Parliament Lakmali Hemachandra, representing the National People's Power (NPP), has admitted to instructing the police not to enforce a court order. Her admission came during a regional coordination committee meeting.

Kurunegala High Court Judge Tikiri Jayathilaka ordered the release of former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugedara on bail yesterday (14), delivering a scathing criticism of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for its handling of the arrest.

A dark cloud of suspicion hangs over the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) that investigated the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, as fresh revelations suggest a deliberate cover-up regarding the true identity of the mastermind behind the atrocities.

A major outage of the Lanka Government Cloud (LGC) system, managed by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), has crippled several critical government online services, including payment and police clearance systems.