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Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 02 suspects with over 54kg of Kerala cannabis, during separate search operations conducted in Norochcholai and New Town of Anuradhapura.
For the first time in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Rosie May Foundation UK, comes a creative non-fiction picture book for children that encourages empathy and empowerment. The Rosie May Foundation is a UK registered charity founded in 2004 by Rosie May’s parents, Mary and Graham, to create a living legacy for their only daughter. […]
PickMe in 2023 will attract new segments of the community to their platform by adding state-of-the-art features that will help users beat the economic doldrums by providing win-win transport solutions. PickMe’s new feature ‘Direction’ allows vehicle owners to share travel plans (from A to B) and their willingness to provide rides to those in […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit, preceded by that of a Chinese delegation, and such other news items seem to have crowded out another equally important, possibly even more critical development out of the local media. The call by the UNHRC’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) […]
Kurunegala Mayor, Thushara Sanjeewa Vitharana, has been removed from office by the North Western Province Governor, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda. He was removed after his failure to secure approval for the 2023 Budget. A notification from the Governor’s Office quoted Karannagoda as having said that the Kurunegala Mayor was deemed to have resigned, […]
Novak Djokovic will continue his bid for a record-extending 10th Australian Open men’s singles title against home favourite Alex de Minaur in the fourth round on day eight in Melbourne. The former world number one defied ongoing hamstring troubles in the third round to beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets and record his 24th successive win […]
Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has teamed up with India to play a new innings in the electric vehicle market. Ranatunga is to promote electric vehicles in Sri Lanka through a joint venture with Electric One – India’s largest EV super store chain . Electric One announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding […]
The man wanted for a mass shooting in California during Lunar New Year is dead, apparently from suicide, police in Los Angeles said on Sunday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said police had tracked a wanted van and when officers approached, they heard one gunshot from within the van. “The suspect sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound […]
FIFA, the international governing body of football, has suspended Sri Lanka until further notice. The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has been suspended with effect from 21st January 2023 until further notice. The Secretary General of FIFA, Fatma Samoura informed the member associations that FFSL has been suspended consequent to a decision taken by […]
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 JANUARY 2023
The 2022 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination will commence today at 2,200 centres across the island and with 331,709 candidates sitting for the exams.
The Samudra Devi train traveling from Galle to Colombo Fort has derailed near the Kalutara railway station this morning (23), according to the Railway Control Room.
The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Uva and North-central provinces and in Hambantota district.
A brawl broke out between employees of a popular clothing store in Colombo and a customer resulting in a Police investigation being launched. The incident was widely shared on social media by customers who had captured the incident on their mobile phones. Videos showed the customer confronting the employees of House of Fashions Bambalapitiya at […]
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 January 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Uva and North-central provinces and in Hambantota district. Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places elsewhere over the island during the afternoon or night. General public is kindly requested to […]
By Ifham Nizam The air quality level in Colombo and other major parts, indicating harmful levels has come down to moderate level since December.The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) says the air quality dropped countrywide. NBRO Chief Scientist of the Air Pollution Management Unit Sarath Premasiri yesterday said that the recent increase in the spread […]
by Norman Palihawadane IGP C. D. Wickremaratne had called for an inquiry into the submission by the Keselwatta Police of a B Report to the Court against several lawyers, Police Headquarters sources said. The IGP has tasked the Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province with the inquiry and ordered the latter to submit […]
by Nalaka Ratnayake The funeral of five members of the same family who died in the Nanu Oya-Radella bus-van collision recently was held with the participation of a large number of mourners, on Saturday at the Dik Oya Jumma Mosque Cemetery. The victims were Abdul Rahim (54 – father), A. Aysha (42 – mother), Mohamed […]
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Saturday, said that many crimes remained unsolved not due to the failure of the police but due to political interference.Addressing a rally, in support of the JVP-led NPP at Maligawatte, Dissanayake said that Sri Lanka had a Police Department that could solve any crime if it was given a […]
The iDove Hybrid International Youth Conference concluded on a successful note at the Goldi Sands Hotel, Negombo, recently. iDove was launched by the African Union Commission’s Directorate of Citizens and other Organizations (AUC-CIDO) and the Deutsche Geselleschaft für Internationale Zussamenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation with a [...
We are a people trapped in a fake democracy. I do not have to prove my statement. It is self-evident. We have a government that has no mandate from the people. This government ruined the agriculture of the country, defaulted on international loans, robbed the country to bankruptcy, with the economy ground to a halt […]
After a thrilling last-over finish in Hyderabad, India romped to an eight-wicket victory in Raipur on the back of an inspired performance from their quick bowlers to take the series 2-0 with one match to go. India’s domination started with a display of swing and seam with great accuracy to bowl New Zealand out for […]
By Ifham Nizam Ceylon Electricity Board Chairman (CEB) Nalinda Illangakoon has informed the electricity sector regulator, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), that the CEB is not in a position to maintain a continuous power supply for the benefit of the students sitting the GCE A/L examination, which commences today. The CEB chief […]
Kurunegala Mayor, Thushara Sanjeewa Vitharana (SLPP), facing a corruption inquiry, has been removed from office due to his failure to secure approval for the 2023 Budget. The announcement was made by the Office of the North Western Governor Province Governor Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda. A notification from the NWP Governor’s Office quoted Karannagoda […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake, yesterday (22) said that Parliament couldn’t, under any circumstances, settle the simmering dispute over the power tariffs, proposed by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), outside the PUCSL Act No 35 of 2002 and the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No 20 […]