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Asia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), which operates Hiru TV, has rejected a letter of demand sent over a news report concerning Minister K.D. Lal Kantha, stating the claims of defamation will not be accepted.

In a legal response dated April 21, lawyers for ABC said the April 16 news report was not intended to defame Lal Kantha and was published without malice.<...


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Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (22) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to report on the progress of the investigation into former State Intelligence Service Director Suresh Sallay and other suspects by May 20.

Sallay, who is in detention in connection with the Easter Sunday attack, was produced before the Fort Magistrate’s Court u...


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The Cabinet has approved the awarding of ground and cargo handling contracts for SriLankan Airlines at Dubai International Airport to Dnata Company, at a combined estimated cost of AED 40.64 million.

The contracts have been awarded to Dnata Company following recommendations by the Bid Evaluation Committee and the Higher Level Procurement Committee.

Under...


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Health and Mass Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said he will review concerns over tax deductions for Members of Parliament (MPs) following questions on why MPs pay lower income tax compared to others who earn similar salaries.

The issue was raised during a Cabinet media briefing after details of MPs’ salaries were circulated earlier this month by MP Ramanathan...


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Iran has seized two vessels following reported attacks on three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, in an escalation that comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would extend the US-Iran ceasefire.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had seized two of the vessels and was escorting them to the Iranian coast, and added that the vessels h...


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