News

SC to hear petitions against Deshabandu

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4 months ago

February 24, 2025

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The Supreme Court has scheduled hearings for nine fundamental rights petitions challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as Inspector General of Police (IGP). The hearings are set for May 6, 7, and 8.

The petitions, which argue that Tennakoon’s appointment violates the Constitution, were brought before a five-judge bench comprising Justices P. Pathman Suradena, Yasantha Kodagoda, A.H.M.D. Nawaz, Shiran Gunaratne, and Achala Wengappuli.

Representing Tennakoon, President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva stated that the Supreme Court has already issued an interim order preventing Tennakoon from performing his duties as IGP. He requested the court to expedite the hearing of the petitions.

The petitions were filed by several parties, including His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith and the Young Journalists’ Association, who argue that the Constitutional Council’s recommendation for Tennakoon’s appointment was unlawful.

(News 1st)

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Entertainment

Court order issued against ‘Eh Yaye’ song

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5 minutes ago

July 2, 2025

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The Commercial High Court has issued an interim injunction order, preventing popular artistes Romaine Willis and Mass Ramli Miskin (DJ Mass) from performing, reproducing and distributing the song ‘Eh Yaye’.

Colombo Commercial High Court Judge Priyantha Fernando issued the order after the Plaint filed under the Intellectual Property Act by popular singer Corrine Almeida.

The case also alleges that the musical composition and the lyrics of the song ‘Eh Yaye’ were substantially similar to the song ‘Api Natamu’.

Naming Willis and DJ Mass as defendants, the plaintiff Corrine Almeida had also stated that she is the owner of the copyright and economic rights to the musical composition and lyrics of her song titled “Api Natamu”.

The plaintiff instituted action in terms of the Intellectual Property Act, No. 36 of 2003 alleging that the musical composition and the lyrics of ‘Eh Yaye’ were substantially similar to the ‘Api Natamu’ song.

(Source : Dailymirror.lk)

News

Rains expected in several areas today

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56 minutes ago

July 2, 2025

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Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in the Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts today (July 02), the Department of Meteorology said.

A few showers may occur in the Jaffna and Mannar districts.

Fairly strong winds of about 30-40kmph can be expected at times over the Western slopes of the central hills and in the Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in the Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

News

IMF Executive Board approves Sri Lanka’s 4th review

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2 hours ago

July 2, 2025

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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Fourth review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, allowing the authorities to draw about US$350 million, said Evan Papageorgiou, IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka.

This brings the total IMF financial support disbursed so far to about US$1.74 billion.

“The EFF arrangement for Sri Lanka was approved by the Executive Board on March 20, 2023 in an amount of SDR 2.286 billion (395 percent of quota or about US$3 billion). The program supports Sri Lanka’s efforts to durably restore macroeconomic stability by (i) restoring fiscal and debt sustainability while protecting the vulnerable, (ii) safeguarding price and financial sector stability, (iii) rebuilding external buffers, (iv) strengthening governance and reducing corruption vulnerabilities, and (v) enhancing growth-oriented structural reforms.”