Police arrest over 3000 suspects in special operation

Israel’s President seeks Sri Lanka’s vote at international forums

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog wants Sri Lanka to improve its record in voting for Israel in international forums. The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to the State of Israel Nimal Bandara presented his Credentials to President Isaac Herzog. The ceremonial event was held at the President?s Residence in Jerusalem, the Capital of Israel where the Ambassador was accompanied by E.R.M.S.H. Ekanayake, Deputy Head of the Embassy and the family members of Amba

24 May, 2023

Janaka to contest for President after sacking

Former Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Janaka Ratnayake says he will contest for the post of President at the next Presidential Election. He expressed these views minutes after Parliament approved a motion to sack him. Ratnayake said that he had removed all his personal belongings from his office just before the vote in Parliament. The former PUCSL Chairman said that his defeat in Parliament was a defeat to the entire Sri Lankan pubic. He said that he will no

24 May, 2023

‘We have to be prepared for the invisible enemy’

It is a hot Saturday morning in Port Blair and the new occupant of Command House, Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan, AVSM, VM and his wife are just settling in. The air marshal is the new Commander-In-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command — CINCAN — the only tri-services theatre command of the Indian armed forces which has enormous strategic and economic importance. He is the first IAF officer in 10 years to assume the post which is rotated among the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Forc

25 May, 2023