Salman Rushdie, the author whose novel ÂThe Satanic Verses drew death threats from Iran s leader in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.

Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) will induct the first-ever Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft to its fleet on August 15 (Monday) under the comradeship of neighbouring India.

Sri Lanka s death toll from Covid-19 climbed to 16,614 today after the Director General of Health Services confirmed 09 more Covid-19 related deaths in the country for yesterday (Aug 12).

Senior DIG Ajith Rohana says investigations will be carried out into the senior police officers who tried to intervene to prevent the arrest of the custodian (kapuwa ) of a devalaya in Unawatuna, who is accused of molesting school children.

All Share Price Index (ASPI) rose 3.69% or 321.31 points to 9,027.48, its highest since March 31

"The market is on dull mode. One reason is this being a long weekend and other is investors are waiting for clarification on local debt restructuring"

India today categorically rejected insinuation by China which claimed that Sri Lanka s neighbour is pressuring the island nation over Chinese ballistic missile and satellite-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 planned visit to Hambantota.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya s Member of Parliament, Dr. Harsha de Silva says that the opposition is ready to support an all-party government if the incumbent government agrees to proceed with the action plan presented by the opposition.

The Supreme Court today (Aug 12) granted leave to proceed with the hearing of three Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed seeking an order that the fundamental rights of the public are violated through the imposition of state of emergency by the President, pursuant to the Public Security Ordinance.

"The change should come from every person and should not just be expected from politicians," he said.

Father Jeevantha Peiris was released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Friday August 12.

The U.S. and Indian officials have strongly pressured the Sri Lankan government to revoke the planned visit of the Chinese satellite-tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5, which set sail from China to Sri Lanka s strategic Hambantota Port.

“We are a broken nation and we all need to get together and [uplift] the broken nation."

The officers of the Police Special Task Force (STF) have managed to rescue a girl who had been abducted in the Lunugala area.

The Kandy Esala festival of the Temple of the Scared Tooth Relic in Kandy drew to an end today with the water-cutting ceremony held at the Mahaweli River in Getambe, early this morning (Aug 12).

The requirement of 80% school attendance will not be considered for students sitting for the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination this December, the Education Ministry says.

Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peiris, who appeared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court through his attorneys this morning (Aug 12), has been granted bail.

Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peiris, who was an active figure of the Aragalaya protest movement, arrived at the Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court premises this morning.

Chinese-built Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Taimur, which recently became a sore topic in Indian media amidst the row over the Chinese research vessel s planned visit to Sri Lanka, arrived at the Colombo Port this morning (Aug 12).