By Rathindra Kuruwita Health authorities yesterday (24) asked children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those undergoing medical treatment to take precautions against unusually high temperatures in the country. Earlier, the Meteorological Department stated that the Northern, North Central, North Western, Eastern, and Uva Provinces, as well as the Hambantota and Ratnapura districts would be the […]
by AJA Abeynayake The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday said it would not issue an order for the arrest of State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage over the offences committed under the Immigration and Emigration Act. Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis said no order would be issued as the CID had powers under the law to […]
By Norman Palihawadane A soldier guarding the Moragahakanda dam fell into the reservoir below it and died on Sunday (23). Following the disappearance of the soldier, the sluice gate that allows water to the Ambangaga from the Moragahakanda Reservoir was closed and a search mounted. The victim’s body was found around midnight. The victim was […]
The United States District Court, Southern District of New York, last week ordered the Lankan Government and its sovereign bondholder Hamilton Reserve Bank (HRB) to submit a joint status letter by May 12.The decision by US District Judge Denise Cote follows a conference held involving the two parties on April 20. The Government, in early […]
By Ifham Nizam The Attorney General’s Department yesterday said action would be filed in Singapore seeking compensation for environmental damages caused by the X-Press Pearl Disaster. Centre for Environmental Justice Chairman, Attorney-at-Law, Dr. Ravindranath Dabare yesterday said the government authorities had not previously stated that legal action would be filed in Singapore and it was […]