Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, speaking in Parliament today (27) claimed that his life was at risk and that the President and the Chief of Presidential Staff will have to be held responsible in the event anything should happen to him.  

A 35-year-old resident of Sadalankawa, Pannala was arrested by the Special Operations Unit of the Police Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday (26 Nov.), for the illegal possession of a cache of weapons.

The Colombo High Court on Monday (27 Nov.) ordered the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital to immediately go to the Boossa Prison, and assess the health condition of notorious drug trafficker Wele Suda .

The attention of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education (SOCE) which convened in parliament on Thursday (23) was  drawn to the report on the National Education Policy Framework which was presented to Parliament recently. Secretary to the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Cabinet Committee for preparing the National Education Policy Framework Anura Dissanayake, explained  […]

Three people are dead and two others were injured during a shooting early Sunday morning in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, law enforcement officials said.

Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan on Sunday said that just as in Palestine today, it was a hard time for Sri Lankans of all religions and races during the country s long-running civil war.

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has claimed that his life at risk, and that in the event anything should happen to him, the President and his Chief of Presidential Staff will have to be held responsible.

Hamas announced in a statement on Sunday that it is seeking to extend its four-day truce with Israel should serious efforts be made to increase the number of Palestinian detainees released from Israel.

The Parliamentary Committee on Ethics and Privileges is scheduled to meet for three consecutive days to look into six petitions filed pertaining to the alleged unruly behavior of nine parliamentarians.

Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Vidura Wickremanayake has called for a systematic probe into the incident where the Avukana Buddha statue had been adorned with a robe.

A protest campaign organised by several state and public service trade unions is slated to take place at 12-00 p.m. today (27 Nov.), in front of several government institutions.

Showery weather condition is expected to enhance over most places of the island for the next few days starting from today (27), according to the Meteorology Department.

A discussion is scheduled to be held today (27) among a number of United National Party (UNP) stalwarts to discuss the upcoming general elections.

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 27 November 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showery weather condition is expected to enhance over most places of the island for the next few days starting from today (27). Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Northern and North-central provinces while showers or thundershowers may […]

SJB: CEB not interested in recovering unpaid electricity bills amounting to Rs 65 bn By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila, MP, yesterday (26) said that disconnection of electricity supply to nearly 600,000 families so far this year reflected the magnitude of the deepening economic crisis. Former power and energy minister Gammanpila said […]

National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) has flayed the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government for its failure to take meaningful measures to control waste, corruption and irregularities. Sunil Jayasekera has, in his capacity as General Secretary, NMSJ, in a media statement, faulted the government for failing to recover losses amounting to Rs 16 bn due to the slashing of […]

slams colleague over criticism of US envoy’s conduct By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Chandima Weerakkody has lashed out at fellow ruling party MP and Chairman of Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security Sarath Weerasekera for the latter’s recent comment on US Ambassador Julie Chung’s conduct in respect of last year’s popular uprising which led to […]

SLPP MP Sarath Weerasekera said that he would respond in parliament to MP Chandima Weerakkody’s criticism of his actions as Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee. Asked whether he accepted MP Weerakkody’s declarations pertaining to a letter he sent to State Defence Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon, MP Weerasekera said that he would counter what he […]

The Lawyers’ Collective (LC) has strongly condemned what it calls President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s attempt to intimidate the Constitutional Council of Sri Lanka.LC has said in a media statement: “The Lawyers’ Collective strongly condemns the recent attempt by President Wickremesinghe to intimidate the Constitutional Council of Sri Lanka. In an authoritarian move, on 23 November 2023, […...

by Rex Clementine Many attempts had been made by the cricket hierarchy since they stayed the appointment of an Interim Committee through an injunction that cricket is in good hands. We are made to buy into the theory that the ten-year plan will eventually pay dividends and Sri Lanka will before long become a force […]

The SJB was opposed to President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s move to appoint a parliamentary select committee (PSC) to ascertain whether the Constitutional Council (CC) was an institution under the Executive, Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District MP Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament on Saturday. Kiriella said that President Wickremesinghe had in the House the previous day proposed […]

Monday 27th November, 2023 The SJB has commenced collecting signatures for a public petition as part of a campaign to have those who are responsible for the current economic crisis stripped of their civic rights. Given public resentment, which is palpable, the SJB may be able to obtain hundreds of thousands of signatures for its […]

Restrictions imposed on Sports Minister’s powers by Saman Indrajith Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament on Saturday that the Cabinet had overstepped its powers and violated the statutory law by deciding that the Sports Minister has to obtain its prior approval for appointing interim committees to administer cricket. Premadasa said that as per […]

The 110th anniversary of the founding of the Guild of Mary Immaculate at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10, is to be celebrated on 02 Dec., 2023. The Guild of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was inaugurated 110 years ago in a very modest, quiet atmosphere. The Very Rev. Fr. E. Nicolas, O.M.I., the 3rd Rector, […]

by G. T. Dharmasena Former Director General of Irrigation and currently the Consultant to the Metallurgical Corporation of China  The Nilwala Ganga has a drainage area of 1043.0 sq.km and its annual average run off to sea is estimated as 1167.0 Million Cubic Meters (mcm).  The only major infrastructure facility available in the basin for […]

By GUWAN SEEYA  First, there was the China Bay airport nominated as a possible alternative to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). The advantage was that since Sri Lanka was mainly affected by two Monsoons namely the South West and the North East, during that time the opposite coast has generally had good weather. For example, […]

Sri Lanka’s rights abuses flout EU trade benefits requirements By Claudio Francavilla (from Human Rights Watch website) Sri Lanka’s economy has contracted every year since 2019, but exports to the European Union have increased, providing vital income in desperate economic times. This has largely been due to the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), which […]

Only one third of those surveyed knew about the bill A survey commissioned by Verité Research has revealed that 56% of those who are aware of the Online Safety Bill believe that it will curtail the freedom of using social media.To the question ‘the government introduced a bill to parliament on regulating behavior on social […]

Hela Apparel Holdings PLC walked away with the prestigious Overall Award for Best Exporter in Product Diversification and Sectoral Award for Best Exporter – Medium Category, at the 25th Presidential Export Awards Ceremony, held on the 23rd of November at the Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) with the patronage of Ranil Wickremasinghe – President […]