Sri Lanka’s Jayathma among TIME’s 100 most influential people
Sri Lanka's Jayathma Wickramanayake has been listed in the prestigious TIME magazine’s 100 Next, a new list of the most influential people in the...
Monitors concerned over Gotabaya’s affidavit
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) are deeply concerned with recent developments that may impact the...
Suspects arrested over Easter Sunday attacks further remanded
A group of suspects arrested over the Easter Sunday attacks were today ordered to be further remanded.
The 13 suspects were produced before the Kalmunai...
Sumanthiran seeks criminal probe against fake news
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian M.A Sumanthiran has sought a criminal investigation against fake news published in three local newspapers.
In a letter to the...
Defence Secretary instructed to act on officers in high...
Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has informed Defence Secretary General (Retired) Shantha Kottegoda to take appropriate action against officers facing accusations in high...
EC requests FB to remove sponsored pages, paid polls...
The National Elections Commission has requested Facebook to remove sponsored pages, paid election related advertisements.
National Elections Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said that they have...
Ukrainian arrested at BIA with Gold
A Ukranian has been caught at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle in gold biscuits worth Rs 20 million.
The suspect had...
CA verdict on Gota challenged at SC
The Court of Appeal verdict on the writ application filed against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Sri Lankan citizenship has been...
Five EU Parliamentarians join election observers on the field
Five EU Parliamentarians have joined an EU Election Observer Mission deployed to Sri Lanka to observe the 2019 Presidential election.
The Chief Observer of the...
Army deploys 243 troops to Mali for peacekeeping operations
A new contingent of 243 Army personnel of the Combat Convoy Company (CCC) of the Army, set to serve in the United Nations Multidimensional...
Period to issue temporary ID ends
The period for requesting temporary Identification Documents has ended.
Temporary Identity Documents were being issued for the purpose of the upcoming elections to be used...
Facebook assures will protect Sri Lanka’s upcoming election
Facebook has assured it will protect Sri Lanka’s upcoming elections and has deployed teams to ensure that Facebook can play a positive role in...
Sri Lanka says ICRC offered unhindered access to all...
Sri Lanka says the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was offered unhindered access to all places of detention.
Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha said...
Suspect arrested with heroin shot dead
A suspect who was arrested with heroin was shot dead by the Police when he allegedly attempted top flee.
The Police said that the suspect...
Indian tribunal confirms five year ban on the LTTE
A five-year ban imposed by the Indian Central Government on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has been confirmed by a tribunal set...
Sajith condemns decision to free Royal Park murder convict
New Democratic Front (NDF) Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa today condemned the decision to free the Royal Park murder convict, Don Shramantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha.
The...
Tamils urged to freely exercise their franchise
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has urged Tamils in the North-East and throughout Sri Lanka to freely exercise their franchise at the November 16...
Election Commission member speaks out ahead of polls
Election Commission member, Professor Ratnajeevan Hoole, has spoken out on some of his concerns ahead of the crucial Presidential election on 16 November.
His concerns...
Commonwealth calls for credible and inclusive poll in Sri...
A group deployed by the Commonwealth to observe the presidential election in Sri Lanka has called on stakeholders to demonstrate commitment to a “peaceful,...
Sirisena chairs his last cabinet meeting
President Maithripala Sirisena chaired his last cabinet meeting at the Presidential Secretariat today.
Cabinet members said that both the President and cabinet commended each other...
Rights group says new President will face enormous challenges
The winner of Sri Lanka’s presidential election on November 16, 2019 will face enormous challenges to deliver justice for past crimes and prevent future...
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Thiem beats Djokovic as Federer gets ATP Finals...
Dominic Thiem stunned Novak Djokovic to become the first player into the semi-finals at the ATP Finals in London.
The Austrian won a thriller 6-7...
T20WCQ stars make big gains in ICC T20I...
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates, apart from deciding six teams for next year’s T20 World Cup, proved...
‘Ranil factor’ in presidential polls
By N Sathiya Moorthy
In what has begun as an ‘issue-less’ election, the upcoming weekend presidential poll is turning up with possibilities, as much on...
SriLankan Airlines in codeshare with Air India to serve...
SriLankan Airlines is taking a firm step towards further increasing travel connectivity between Sri...
Boost to Sri Lanka tourism as Polish Airlines begins...
LOT Polish Airlines, a modern airline connecting Central and Easter Europe, made its inaugural...
LIFE – A colourful symphony
Born in 1969 in Sri Lanka, Santha Jayalath has held numerous solo exhibitions at Paradise Road Galleries, the JDA Perera Gallery and the Lionel...
Second South Asia Investment Conference co-hosted by CAL successfully...
The second South Asia Investment Conference (SAIC) jointly organized by Capital Alliance Securities (Pvt) Ltd (CAL), AKD Securities and Lanka Bangla Securities Ltd was successfully held in Singapore this week.
The conference played host to round-the-clock meetings attracting over...
