A Japanese man who was on death row for more than 40 years until his release last year has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation – roughly $85 for each day he was wrongly convicted, a court said ...

President’s Economic Advisor Duminda Hulangamuwa is facing mounting scrutiny over allegations of a conflict of interest, following his remarks during an interview on Ada Derana 360 with anchor Kalindu ...

Journalist Nirosh Maithri has filed a lawsuit against Crescendo Transcription Pvt Ltd, seeking Rs. 100 million in damages for ‘reputational harm’ caused by a fact-checking report published by ...

The central bank is set to keep rates on hold this week when it meets for the second time this year to decide the key policy rate, after leaving the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at its ...

In a significant security lapse, senior officials from President Donald Trump’s administration inadvertently included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, in a Signal group chat ...

The White House confirmed on Monday (24) that senior Trump administration officials unwittingly included a journalist in a group chat about US military plans. The Signal messaging app chat about ...

The National People’s Power (NPP) will submit an impeachment motion against Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon to the Speaker today (25 March). Tennakoon is currently in remand ...

The Colombo High Court today (24 March) ordered the acquittal and release of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila, and another accused in a case involving the alleged misappropriation ...

Transshipment volumes at the Port of Colombo fell for the second consecutive month in February 2025, as earlier services were suspended due to congestion and have yet to recover. The port experienced ...

Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian co-director of the documentary “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank on Monday, two of his fellow directors and other witnesses said. According to lawyer ...

Samsung Electronics Co-CEO Han Jong-hee died of a heart attack on Tuesday, a spokesman for the South Korean tech giant said. Han was 63. Born in 1962, Han oversaw Samsung’s consumer electronics and ...

The government has decided to revise the tariff paid per unit of electricity generated by rooftop solar panels, with the proposed rates varying based on the scale of energy production. According to ...