COLOMBO (News 1st); 08 constituent parties of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) have condemned the attempts being made to blame the Energy Minister for the fuel price hike. In a joint statement, these constituent parties said the decision to increase fuel prices in the country was mad...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka will not be depending on the damage assessment being prepared by ITOPF and OSL with regard to the X-Press Pearl disaster, said Justice Minister Ali Sabry PC on Monday (14). Speaking to reporters following a meeting with relevant stakeholders to secure compensation, t...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Ports & Shipping Minister has assured that the X-Press Pearl wreck has not obstructed the shipping lanes leading to the Colombo Harbour. "The wreck poses no threat to the outer harbour as well," said Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena on Monday (14). "This was...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Arjuna Obeysekera, was sworn in as a Supreme Court Judge in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday morning (14). Court of Appeal Judge Priyantha Fernando was sworn in as the new Presi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Criminal Investigations Department arrested the captain of the X-Press Pearl container ship on Monday (14). He is to be produced at the Colombo High Court Number 01 as the admiralty powers and the jurisdiction is vested with the Colombo High Court Number 01, said Police Sp...