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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 30 SEPTEMBER 2023
Concerns have been raised after a Tamil judge resigned and fled Sri Lanka fearing for his life. Mullaitivu District Judge T. Saravanarajah, who ruled on the controversial Kurunthurmalai (Kurundi Viharaya) case, resigned and fled Sri Lanka due to alleged threats and pressure. In a letter shared on social media, the judge has told the Judicial […]
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya There has been a rapid increase in the number of videos featuring Sri Lankans on porn websites. Leading porn websites, including paid subscription-based websites, have seen a rise in the number of videos featuring Sri Lankan couples over the past couple of years. While some videos feature Sri Lankan porn stars or […]
A state of emergency has been declared in New York City as strong storms bring flash flooding.
The prevailing showery condition in the southwestern part of the Island is expected to continue further, the Meteorology Department said in its weather forecast today (Sept. 30).
Scott Hall, one of the 19 co defendants in a case over election interference in the state of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to five criminal counts as part of a deal with Fulton County prosecutors in the United States. He becomes the first to plead guilty in the wide ranging case, which alleges that former […]
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 30 September 2023 by the Department of Meteorology The prevailing showery condition in south-western part of the Island is expected to continue further. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western provinces and in Anuradhapura, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts while fairly heavy showers […]
About 60,000 Sri Lankans are likely to die in road accidents in the next 20 years, Prof. Samath Dharmaratne, Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, at the Peradeniya University, has warned. Prof. Dharmaratne said so, at a recent seminar on road safety in Colombo. Another 400,000 people might suffer injuries in […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita About 1.8 million phials of meropenem injections, used to treat infections caused by bacteria, would be in the Health Ministry stores by next week, despite moves to purchase them on an emergency basis, Co-convener of the National Movement of the Health Professionals (NMHP), Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa told the media on Thursday (28). […]
by Reemus Fernando All three Sri Lankan sprinters qualified for the finals of their respective disciplines to give country’s track and field campaign a positive start at the Asian Games on Friday.While Kalinga Kumarage and Aruna Dharshana qualified for the men’s 400 metres final, Asian Championship gold medallist Nadeesha Ramanayake reached the finals of the […]
By Saman Indrajith Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe will present the Anti-Terrorism Bill, while Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, will present the Online Safety Bill to Parliament on 03 October. Below are the bills to be debated during the Parliament week. On Tuesday, 03 October 2023, from 10.30 am […]
Superb New Zealand scored an incredible 14 tries and hit 96 points against Italy in Pool A to move to the cusp of the World Cup quarter-finals. Knowing a defeat would see them eliminated, the All Blacks raced into a pulsating 49-3 half-time lead. They ultimately ran out 96-17 victors with scrum-half Aaron Smith scoring […]
Fitch Ratings upgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC-‘ from ‘RD’ (Restricted Default), in its latest report.Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to sovereigns with a rating of ‘CCC+’ or below. The Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR has been affirmed at ‘RD’ and the Country Ceiling at ‘B-‘. ...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Minor floods have been reported from many parts of the southern province as heavy rains, due to the South-Western monsoon, continued.The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said Kalu, Gin, Bentara and Nilwala rivers were overflowing, and several areas had been flooded. Army and Navy personnel have been deployed in Galle, and Matara districts […]
China will continue to firmly support Sri Lanka in pursuing a development path that suits its own national conditions, getting rid of the “poverty trap” and the “trap of non-development”, and safeguarding its independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said at the 74th National Day Reception of the People’s Republic of [R...
The way the police, judiciary and lawyers operate had left much to be desired in ensuring justice for all, Minister of Justice Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said at the National Law Week – 2023 celebrations yesterday. Dr. Rajapakshe said that in a country with the rule of law, all citizens felt they had access to justice. […]
By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is currently in Berlin, yesterday ordered his Secretary Saman Ekanayake to launch a probe into the resignation of Mullaitivu District Judge and Magistrate, T. Saravanarajah, who heard the controversial Kurundimale temple case. The judge has cited receiving death threats as the reason for his resignation. Judge Saravanarajah had […]
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned that the newly proposed Online Safety legislation, if adopted in its present form, would serve to crush free expression and further contract an already shrinking civic space in Sri Lanka. On 18 September 2023, the Ministry of Public Security gazetted a bill titled “Online Safety” intended to dramatically regulate […]
Twenty-two women, including some from Sri Lanka, are walking more than 600 kilometres from Canberra to Melbourne to push for permanent protection visas for all asylum seekers living in limbo in Australia. The women, who hail from Sri Lanka and Iran, arrived in Shepparton in Victoria’s north on Wednesday after setting off on their journey […]
More than 50 people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan, police say. The blast happened near a mosque in the south-western Balochistan province on Friday as people gathered to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Officials in Balochistan have declared a state of emergency. No group has claimed […]
Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz struck half-centuries to guide Bangladesh to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their World Cup warmup match in Guwahati on Friday. Chasing Sri Lanka’s 263, Bangladesh knocked off the runs with eight overs to spare to give themselves a timely booster before the tournament which gets […]
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Kane Williamson’s return to action headlined New Zealand’s first official warmup match of the 2023 World Cup as they hit the right notes with the bat in a high-scoring game in Hyderabad. Mohammad Rizwan (103) and Babar Azam (80) provided a good platform and the middle order got amongst the runs to help Pakistan post […]
Half-centuries from Bangladesh’s top three of Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took their side to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in their first warm-up fixture ahead of the ODI World Cup, in Guwahati on Friday. Bangladesh bowled Sri Lanka out for 263 and chased it down with eight overs to spare; […]
Negotiations to secure the second tranche of funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Sri Lanka are progressing positively, Acting Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe announced.The post Sri Lanka’s acting finance minister says positive progress in securing second IMF tranche appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The body of a 51-year-old, who was reported missing since 27 September, was recovered by the police on Thursday (28 Sep.), from the banks of the Kelani River.
Prosecutors in Nagoya, Japan said on Friday (29 Sep.) that they have decided not to charge officials at an immigration center in the city for the second time over the 2021 death of a Sri Lankan detainee, despite her family s repeated calls for them to be indicted.
A mobile phone suspected to have been used by the police constable who aided notorious underworld figure ÂHarak Kata s recent escape bid at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has reportedly been recovered by the Police.
Former President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) Jaswar Umar was re-elected to the post, at the election for office bearers held on Friday (29 Sep.).
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has made a request from the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) to increase electricity tariffs once again, citing the need to cover the costs for thermal power generation during the months when arid weather conditions were prevalent across the country.