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Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told the media that an investigation has already been initiated against the officers who provided false information to Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya regarding the Supreme SAT project. He stated that it is the responsibility of the relevant officials to prepare the answers with accurate statistics when answering the questions asked by the …
Police in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, have arrested a man accused of killing 17-year-old social media user Sana Yousaf. Yousaf, who had hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok and Instagram, was shot dead at her home on Monday. Yousaf, a popular social media star, lived in the town of Chitral, 400 kilometers (250 miles) …
Ishadi Amanda, who represented Sri Lanka in the 40th Mrs World Contest held in Las Vegas, USA, and won the runner-up , arrived in the island today (04). Conrestant from 40 countries of the world participated in the contest held on the 30th. Ishadi Amanda succeeded in winning the runner-up position. Arriving at the Katunayake …
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Mawbima newspaper reports that Samagi Jana Balavega Party General Secretary Parliamentarian Ranjith Maddumabandara said that the new appointment for the Samagi Jana Balavega parliamentary post vacated by Harin Fernando will be named after the presidential election. The General Secretary had said that the party is still discussing who will be appointed for the vacant member …
Commenting on National People’s Power presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake traveling to election campaign meetings in expensive vehicles, the party’s MP Harini Amarasuriya said that the party had to take some decisions regarding Anura Kumara’s security today. She told the media that for the protection of the presidential candidate of the National People’s Power Anura …
Former President Maithripala Sirisena today sought a six-year time period to pay the total compensation amount for the victims of the Easter Sunday bomb attacks. President’s Counsel Faizer Mustapha, appearing for Maithripala Sirisena, informed the Supreme Court that his client has already paid Rs. 58 million in compensation to the victims and further stated that …
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Samagi Jana Balawegaya Member of Parliament Iran Wickramaratne said that the government should be responsible for the security of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa while commenting on the assassination attempt of former American President Donald Trump. He said this while attending a news conference held at the opposition leader’s office in Colombo today (14). Member of …
Catholic devotees and priests around nigambo organized a huge protest today in support of the petition filed by the Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Ranjith Cardinal before the court regarding Pitipana Lellama fishing port. They said that the Nigambo lellama should be given to the fishermen and that the Cardinal’s decision to go to court was …
Cardinal is right. Give the ”Lellama” to the fishermen Read More »
It has been revealed that the chairman of Aura Lanka Herbal Company, Chandika Wiranjith Thambugala, was traveling in the helicopter that was illegally landed in Anuradhapura prison on the 11th. Civil activist Dulan Senadheera, who released a video about this on social media, says that the landing of these helicopters is completely illegal. Giving more …
Investigation about Tambugala’s helicopter that landed in prison. Read More »
Former Member of Parliament of JVP Wasantha Samarasinghe says that everyone should protest against the labor laws that further oppress the working people. He said this while distributing pamphlets in front of the Fort railway station against the proposed labor laws. He further commented there and said as follows. “At the request of the International …
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Our reporters say that Sabaragamuwa and lowland tea estates and small tea estate owners are facing a serious crisis due to the ongoing dry weather. It is reported that even the maintenance of the factories has become difficult due to the reduction in the yield of the leaves due to the dry weather condition. The …
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando and Labor and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara have decided to expel Samagi Jana Balawegaya from the party. It is reported that this decision was taken by the working committee of the party today (18) afternoon.
The historicity of Tamil Buddhism in Sri Lanka has not been a subject that has captured the public imagination to the extent that it perhaps deserves, at least in the south, though President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent remarks on the matter may have sparked fresh interest. According to Prof G P V Somaratne, former Head of …
It is reported that the Child and Women Abuse Prevention Bureau of Kalutara Division was able to arrest the tution teacher who sexually abused 16 schoolgirls and hid them today (11). His wife has forwarded the complaint to the Kalutara Police to arrest the suspect. The complainant had stated that her husband was having an …
Tuition teacher who abused 16 schoolgirls is arrested by his wife’s complaint Read More »
Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman who was certified as the world’s oldest person, died last Tuesday at 119 years old. Officials reported that the supercentenarian died of old age at a hospital in Fukuoka city, the Independent reported.
No woman has been included in the cabinet that was sworn in before President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today…
Protesters who gathered in the center of Jaffna yesterday said that the government should lift the ban on the Tamil Diaspora
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today filed two fundamental rights petitions in the Supreme Court seeking directions from the Cabinet and responsible persons to take immediate action to provide gas, milk powder, drugs, fuel and electricity to the people after obtaining advice from those in need. The Bar Association points out in its …
Bar Association goes to court demanding gas, electricity and milk powder Read More »
The people living in the North are feeling the economic crisis in the country and are trying to flee to India, said TNA MP MA Jayasinghe. Says Sumanthiran. He said that a group of people who were fleeing to Jaffna by boat from Jaffna and Mannar had been diverted by the Navy and told that …
People in the north are fleeing to India because they do not have food Read More »
As Sri Lanka marks the first anniversary of last year’s bombings, scars remain for many in the affected neighbourhoods of Colombo & Batticaloa Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called on all citizens to remember the victims of the Easter terror blasts that shook Sri Lanka on April 21 last year, claiming over 270 …
Reconciling with loss and pain: one year since a tragic Easter Read More »
Former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda has been named as the 16th suspect in the Magisterial inquiry into the disappearance of 11 youths, who were allegedly tortured in a secret cell at the Gunside Navy Camp. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), in a B-report submitted to the Fort Magistrate last Wednesday (23), has …
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made a colourful entrance as they arrived by auto rickshaw for a special reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan in Islamabad. Kate wore a glittering green dress and William a traditional sherwani suit for the event at the Pakistan Monument. The royal pair are on a …
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A social media influencer in China has been exposed for living a “double life”, after her landlord exposed her filthy living conditions, which contrasted with the glamorous image she presented online. Footage went viral showing the apartment of Lisa Li – a blogger with 1.1 million followers – littered with rubbish, mouldy food, and dog …
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The woman who started France’s campaign to encourage other women to expose their sexual harassers has been found guilty of defamation by a Paris court. Sandra Muller, who created the “#balancetonporc” (“rat on your pig”) hashtag in 2017, has been ordered to pay damages to ex-TV boss Éric Brion. The court awarded Mr Brion, who …
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