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The marriage between the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National Party (UNP) is on the rocks after President Ranil Wickremesighe went ahead with a mini-Cabinet reshuffle. SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam told reporters the SLPP did not agree with the Cabinet reshuffle, which included removing Keheliya Rambukwella from the Health Minister post […]
‘The Foreigners’ exhibition by the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) closed on 22 October, after a successful six-month run at the museum located on the ground floor of Crescat Boulevard, Colombo 3. The show attracted 10,377 visitors, including 489 students from schools and higher educational institutes across the country. […]
On 17th October 2023, Sri Lanka’s second set of sextuplets were born at the Castle Street Hospital for Women. In keeping with its commitment to support parents in giving their infants the best start in life, Baby Cheramy is pledging its entire range of baby products for the 5 surviving infants for a period of […]
The overall rate of inflation as measured by National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year basis has dropped to 0.8% in September 2023 from 2.1% in August 2023, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.
As the fourth largest coconut-producing country in the world, Sri Lanka’s coconut industry is a key contributor towards Sri Lanka’s economy. As part of its efforts to develop Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and build sustainable businesses, Union Bank through the “Kapruka Ayojana” Credit Line continues to uplift and support coconut cultivators with funding and […]
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has raised concerns over the latest Cabinet reshuffle, claiming that the changing of ministerial portfolios was a wrong decision by the President.
PickMe, a Sri Lankan taxi hailing and delivery service, has denied allegations of a major data breach. According to reports, PickMe data including around 1.8 million emails, 2.8 million unique phone numbers, and around 1.4 million hashed passwords and other sensitive information such as credit card details had been leaked. “We want to address recent allegations […]
South Australia is to send “expired” playgrounds to Sri Lanka and other countries, Seven News reported. According to a Seven News report, Rotary Clubs in South Australia are rebuilding old playgrounds by taking them to countries like Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and East Timor. Project Leader Mark Clemow said that the playgrounds are in good […]
An Indonesian passenger was arrested by the Narcotics Control Unit of the Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake last evening (22 Oct.).
Palestinian people are not allowed to become victims in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Sri Lanka gives its fullest support to the UN Secretary General’s program to stop conflicts and establish peace – President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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by Dinasena Ratugamage Four deminers were wounded on Saturday due to mine explosions.Police Spokesman, SSP Nihal Thalduwa, told the media that the incident had happened in Mullaitivu. Thalduwa said the deminers had been clearing unexploded mines in the former war zone when two explosions occurred injuring four of them and damaging a bulldozer. The victims […]
by Rex Clementine These days selectors are appointed on club loyalties or personal friendships. There was a move a few years ago to bring Marvan Atapattu as the Chairman of Selectors. One legend resisted. He didn’t want Marvan there. The reason being that there would have been no place to carry out his agendas with […]
by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana I never knew I may have so much influence till I read the response to my article “Should we be eternally subservient?” (The Island, 11 October) by retired Brigadier Ranjan de Silva in The Island of 17th October! He has urged me to use my influence on the governing politicians to […]
The Meteorology Department yesterday issued an amber advisory for severe lightning accompanied by thunderstorms about 100 mm likely to occur in some parts of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Central, Eastern and Southern Provinces, today. It said that there could be temporary localised strong winds during thunderstorms. The public has been asked to take adequate precautions […]
The military, through an extraordinary gazette notice, has been ordered to remain on alert across Sri Lanka. President Ranil Wickremesighe issued the gazette notice under the Public Security Ordinance, with effect from 22nd October. “BY virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 12 of the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 40), I, Ranil Wickremesinghe, […]
China is trying to expand global military footprints, with a latest Pentagon report naming 18 countries, besides Djibouti and Cambodia s Ream Naval Base, to insist that Beijing has Âprobably Âconsidered them as Âlocations for PLA (People s Liberation Army) military logistics facilitiesÂ.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the policy of the present government is to treat every religion equally and provide equal rights to every citizen.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India sleuths nabbed the kingpin of a human trafficking racket involved in an attempt to send 61 Sri Lankan nationals abroad illegally after bringing them to India in 2021.
It has been decided to carry out a DNA test in order to confirm the identity of the body of Sri Lankan national Anula Jayathilake, who was reported missing and later confirmed dead by the Israeli authorities, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Tel Aviv Nimal Bandara said.
Based on information gathered from a coordinated intelligence operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Police Narcotic Bureau, a local multi-day fishing trawler was intercepted by SLCG Samudraraksha on Friday (20) evening. The intercepted trawler was escorted to the Dondra fisheries harbour, where a careful search was conducted with the assistance of the […]
The Sri Lanka Navy discovered over 212 kg of heroin and ICE hidden in a fishing trawler detained off Galle. Based on information derived from a coordinated intelligence operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and Police Narcotic Bureau, a drug-carrying local multiday fishing trawler was intercepted by SLCG Samudraraksha off Galle. The local multiday […]
Sri Lanka Navy has intercepted a local multiday fishing trawler with over 212kg of heroin and Ice drugs (crystal methamphetamine) valued at over Rs. 4,000 million concealed inside, in the high seas west of Galle.
Sri Lanka is to support the push by the United Nations to end hostilities in Gaza, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Muslim community in Mannar today. The President said that he does not condone the suffering faced by Palestinians as a result of the war between Hamas and Israel. Wickremesinghe also said that food aid […]
This October, Sri Lanka’s leading intimate apparel brand, amanté, is commemorating the milestone 10-year anniversary of its flagship boutique in Racecourse, Colombo, and also 11 years of the brand’s presence in Sri Lanka. To mark the occasion and to kick-off a month of promotions and celebrations, the brand hosted select invitees and several A-list fashion […]
A former LTTE negotiator has slammed the Tamil Nadu Government for banning a seminar organised by his organization, the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE). Former LTTE peace negotiator and now self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the TGTE, Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, a New York based lawyer, said the TGTE condemns the action taken by the Tamil Nadu […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy By seeking to escalate the long-term fishers’ issue at a time the two nations are resuming the forgotten ferry service after four decades, Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananada may be torpedoing the larger connectivity project of his President, Ranil Wickremesinghe. The minister’s reiteration of an earlier demand for an UN […]
The body of a 65-year-old Sri Lankan woman has been recovered from among the rubble of a destroyed building in Lebanon on Saturday (Oct 21), according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).
Elections will be conducted in strict adherence to the constitution A digital transformation will be initiated within the United National Party, necessitating amendments to the party’s constitution.- President says at the special general convention of the UNP