Shiran Basik held for 90 more days as CCIB questions Dubai deportee
A Colombo court has allowed the CCIB to detain and question alleged drug trafficker Shiran Basik for a further 90 days.
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Budget 2027: Rs. 2,500 pensioner allowance, kidney patients’ aid raised
The 2027 Budget proposes a Rs. 2,500 monthly allowance for pensioners who retired in 2020-2024 and a higher monthly payment for kidney…
Govt to hire 110,000 more public servants as 148,940 posts cleared
President Dissanayake said in the 2027 Budget that 148,940 public sector vacancies are approved, about 40,000 filled, and funds will be set…
Budget 2027: Rs. 2 trillion capital spending expected
President Dissanayake presents the 2027 Budget in Parliament today, with Rs. 2 trillion in capital spending and public sector pay rises reportedly…
Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering trial postponed to 26 November: three prosecution witnesses left
Colombo High Court has fixed 26 November for the trial to resume after the defence said Yoshitha Rajapaksa was unwell. The prosecution…
Doctors’ DAT allowance to Rs. 95,000 as Budget lifts state pay
The 2027 Budget sets aside Rs. 110 billion for the final phase of the public sector pay rise and raises allowances for…
Handunnetti wants action against Mayor Jayalal over gifts remark
Minister Sunil Handunnetti says Kaduwela Mayor Ranjan Jayalal must face disciplinary action and publicly correct his remarks on gifts for public employees.
Cut rice portions by two-thirds, Minister Lalkantha tells state workers
Agriculture Minister K. D. Lalkantha said on Wednesday he is suggesting that public servants reduce the rice they eat by two-thirds.
Rs. 600 million cigarette haul in Sedawatta: two arrested
Police seized a container of about 5.7 million illegal cigarettes worth over Rs. 600 million in Sedawatta and arrested two suspects on…
X-Press Pearl ruling: CEJ gives Attorney General 14 days to respond
The Centre for Environmental Justice has given the Attorney General 14 days to explain how the Supreme Court's X-Press Pearl directions are…