Sri Lanka meet England on June 12 in opening game . Sri Lanka women’s cricket team is scheduled to play two warm-up games against Pakistan and the Netherlands ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, which will be held…
YEBRGUAL MELESE ETHIOPIAN MARATHON STAR DIES AFTER COLLAPSE IN TRAINING
Ethiopian marathon star Yebrgual Melese dies after training collapse Ethiopian marathon runner Yebrgual Melese died during a training session in Addis Ababa. She was 36 and preparing for the Ottawa Marathon. She died on Tuesday. Melese won several marathons,…
SIXTY EIGHT FILARIASIS CASES DETECTED IN 2025
Sri Lanka records 68 filariasis cases in 2025 Sri Lanka reported 68 cases of filariasis during 2025, with half of the infections detected among foreign workers who had arrived from India, the Anti Filariasis Campaign said. According Dr Prasanga…
MAGISTRATE VISITS MONK IN HOSPITAL ORDERS TO BE ADMITTED TO GENERAL HOSPITAL
New Court orders after Magistrate visits Hospitalized Monk A Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday ordered that the Chief Incumbent of the Atamasthana, Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, be further remanded until May 22 over allegations of the serious sexual…
TO STRENGTHEN COEXISTENCE MATURE RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP IS WANTING=PM
Mature religious leadership essential to strengthen coexistence among communities, says PM Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya says mature religious leadership is essential to strengthening harmony and cooperation among communities in multicultural areas across the country. The Prime Minister made the remarks…
SUSPECTED GASTROENTERITIS OUTBREAK FRANCE CRUISE SHIP CONFINES OVER 1700 CRUISE PASSENGERS
France confines over 1,700 cruise passengers over suspected gastroenteritis outbreak More than 1,700 people have been confined on Wednesday aboard a cruise ship in Bordeaux, southwestern France, after a passenger died and dozens of others developed symptoms linked to…
AFTER VIRAL VIDEO RECKLESS PRIVATE BUS DRIVER TAUGHT A LESSON
Reckless Bus Driver taught a lesson after Viral Video A private bus travelling from Kalpitiya to Colombo has come under police investigation after a video showing the vehicle dangerously overtaking another bus in the Madampe area circulated on social…
BREAKING PROTOCOLS UNP ACCUSES AKD OVER CONGRATULATING VIJAY
UNP accuses President AKD of Breaking Protocol over Vijay The United National Party has questioned President Anura Kumara Dissanayake over his congratulatory message to newly elected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, raising concerns over diplomatic protocol. In…
SHANI TO DIG RANK-NPC
NPC ordered to promote Shani to DIG rank The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) today (May 13) ordered the National Police Commission (NPC) to promote SSP Shani Abeysekara to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG)…
UNREGISTERED FIRMS LINKED TO SOLAR PROJECT APPROVALS ALLEGATIONS
News Hambantota elephant reserve: directors of unregistered firms linked to solar project approvals allegations The Land and Agriculture Reforms Movement alleges that around 1,000 acres of forest land along the boundary of the Hambantota elephant management reserve have…
