Police probe Welawatte deaths

Chamika Karunaratne gets one year suspended ban

Cricketer Chamika Karunaratne has been slapped with a one year suspended ban after pleading guilty of violating his Player Agreement. Sri Lanka Cricket said that a disciplinary inquiry was carried out by a three-member inquiry panel into the alleged violations by the nationally contracted player, Chamika Karunaratne, for breaching several clauses in the Player Agreement during the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup held in Australia. Karunaratne had pledged guilty for all charges levelled ag

23 Nov, 2022

Dominant issue in Pakistan politics: Who will be next Army chief?

s Pakistan’s?Army?General?Qamar?Javed?Bajwa’s term is coming to an end, the entirety of the country’s politics is wrapped up in the question of who will be the successor, Kunwar Khuldune Shahid writes in The Diplomat. Currently, in Pakistan, it is ousted Prime Minister Imran?Khan and the military, which are the two epicentres of the country’s multipronged political incoherence. And this all started after?Khan?stated that any army chief not appointed by him will not be accepted by his party as w

22 Nov, 2022

Speaker sends SJB MP out for attempting to assault Lanza

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena ordered?Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Chaminda Wijesiri to leave the chamber today after he attempted to assault Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Nimal Lanza. Wijesiri had attempted to get close to Lanza and assault him over some comments he had made. The Speaker repeatedly told the MP to go back to his seat. However, as he had failed to comply the Speaker ordered the MP to leave the chamber. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Minister Susil Premaja

23 Nov, 2022