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Sri Lanka’s Harshitha nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month
Sri Lanka’s Harshitha nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month
Sri Lanka’s rising star Harshitha Samarawickrama has been joined by two of the most consistent performers from Ireland in being nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for August. MORE..
CBK to stay neutral ahead of 2024 presidential election
CBK to stay neutral ahead of 2024 presidential election
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumarathunga states that she will not back any candidate during the 2024 presidential election and will remain neutral. MORE..
“Gota Go Gama” protests: Petition over spiked barricades by police fixed for hearing
“Gota Go Gama” protests: Petition over spiked barricades by police fixed for hearing
A Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed regarding the alleged harassment of the public during the ‘Gota Go Gama’ protests in the Galle Face Green, where spiked barricades were placed on the roads around the Presidential Palace, has been fixed for hearing by the Supreme Court. MORE..
Sajith unveils economic Blueprint for Sri Lanka
Sajith unveils economic Blueprint for Sri Lanka
The blueprint 3.0 of the economic manifesto of the presidential candidate of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Sajith Premadasa has been unveiled. MORE..
New political movement by MPs and parties backing President Ranil unveiled
New political movement by MPs and parties backing President Ranil unveiled
The new alliance formed by the combination of all political parties and MPs backing incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming presidential election has been launched today (05). MORE..
Dilith Jayaweera on how his political approach stands apart
Dilith Jayaweera on how his political approach stands apart
The presidential candidate of ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance Dilith Jayaweera states that his group is the only one that has presented a novel program for the people of the country. MORE..
04 Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
04 Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 04 Indian fishermen along with an Indian fishing trawler for illegally poaching in Sri Lankan waters. MORE..
Southern Expressway partially blocked by toppled lorry
Southern Expressway partially blocked by toppled lorry
All heavy vehicles travelling towards Matara on the Southern Expressway are requested to exit from the Pinnaduwa interchange as a toppled lorry passing Pinnaduwa has partially blocked the Expressway, according to the Road Development Authority (RDA). MORE..
22 arrested for election law violations
22 arrested for election law violations
Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa says that 22 individuals involved in illegal activities pertaining to the upcoming presidential election have been arrested to date. MORE..
Georgia high school student, 14, kills 4 and wounds 9 in campus shooting
Georgia high school student, 14, kills 4 and wounds 9 in campus shooting
A 14-year-old boy killed two fellow students and two teachers and wounded nine others in a shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday, jolting the United States with the first mass campus shooting since the start of the school year. MORE..
Showers expected in parts of the island today
Showers expected in parts of the island today
The Department of Meteorology says that sowers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. MORE..
Two women killed, child injured in accident involving police officer
Two women killed, child injured in accident involving police officer
Two women were killed while a three-year-old child was injured after a van collided with a motorcycle today (04) near Katiyawa Junction on the Thalawa-Kekirawa road in the Eppawala police division. MORE..
Dilith Jayaweera proposes performance-based incentives for govt. employees
Dilith Jayaweera proposes performance-based incentives for govt. employees
The presidential candidate of ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance, Dilith Jayaweera says that the promises made by certain candidates to increase the salaries of the public service are improbable. MORE..
| September 4, 2024 9:31 pm
Pope Francis, in Muslim-majority Indonesia, warns against religious extremism
Pope Francis, in Muslim-majority Indonesia, warns against religious extremism
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said distorted people’s beliefs through “deception and violence”. MORE..
Procedure for online authentication of birth, marriage, and death certificates
Procedure for online authentication of birth, marriage, and death certificates
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement detailing the procedures for the online authentication of birth, marriage and death certificates. MORE..
Govt. agrees to pay suspended salaries of govt. surveyors
Govt. agrees to pay suspended salaries of govt. surveyors
The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the government is prepared to pay the salaries of government surveyors, subject to conditions. The payment of relevant salaries is temporarily suspended due to the trade union action launched by the Government Surveyors’ Association. MORE..
SC rules Registrar General violated basic human rights, orders govt to pay compensation
SC rules Registrar General violated basic human rights, orders govt to pay compensation
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Registrar General violated basic human rights and ordered the government to pay a total compensation of Rs. 3.3 million to the aggrieved petitioners. MORE..
Mirusuvil massacre: Petition against presidential pardon by Gotabaya fixed for consideration
Mirusuvil massacre: Petition against presidential pardon by Gotabaya fixed for consideration
The Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed against the presidential pardon granted to former army officer Sunil Ratnayake, who was on the death row over the Mirusuvil massacre, has been fixed for consideration on January 15, 2025, by the Supreme Court. MORE..
Wijeyadasa to unveil election manifesto tomorrow
Wijeyadasa to unveil election manifesto tomorrow
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Front, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s election manifesto is scheduled to be launched at 10.00 a.m. tomorrow (05). MORE..
Dilith Jayaweera explains why other candidates can’t implement their policies
Dilith Jayaweera explains why other candidates can’t implement their policies
The Presidential Candidate of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera, has stated that all other presidential candidates are unable to implement the policies in their manifestos due to the influence of the political groups surrounding them. MORE..
| September 4, 2024 4:57 pm
Ukraine foreign minister resigns amid war’s biggest reshuffle
Ukraine foreign minister resigns amid war’s biggest reshuffle
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned on Wednesday, the highest-profile casualty so far of a major government reshuffle ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a crucial juncture in the 30-month war against Russia. MORE..
Laugfs gas prices to remain unchanged
Laugfs gas prices to remain unchanged
Laugfs Gas PLC announced that the company will also not revise domestic LP gas prices for the month of September. MORE..
President emphasizes need for proper plan to develop Sri Lanka’s economy
President emphasizes need for proper plan to develop Sri Lanka’s economy
Independent presidential candidate and incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that it is not possible to build the country’s economy without a formal plan. MORE..
Decision on Keheliya’s bail appeal further deferred
Decision on Keheliya’s bail appeal further deferred
The Court of Appeal has further deferred the decision regarding the petition filed by former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, seeking an order to invalidate the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court’s order remanding him in custody until the end of the trial over the alleged import of substandard medicine. MORE..
Sajith aims to create ‘smart farmers’ and ‘smart fishermen’
Sajith aims to create ‘smart farmers’ and ‘smart fishermen’
Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) Presidential Candidate and Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa says that steps will be taken to turn both deep sea and freshwater fishing industries into a ‘smart industry’ under his government. MORE..
