TNA votes in support of motion, JVP abstains

UK PM Starmer slams ?far-right thuggery? after more anti-immigrant violence

UK leader Keir Starmer warned far-right protesters they would “regret” participating in England’s worst rioting in 13 years, as disturbances linked to the murder of three children earlier this week flared across the country. Masked anti-immigration demonstrators smashed several windows at a hotel that has been used to house asylum seekers in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Unrest related to misinformation about the mass stabbing last Monday in the northwestern English seaside town of Southport has

05 Aug, 2024

Dilith Jayaweera presented as presidential candidate of Sarvajana Balaya

Businessman turned politician Dilith Jayaweera has been presented as the presidential candidate of the Sarvajana Balaya alliance. The announcement was made at an event held at the Sugadathasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. MP Wimal Weerawansa presented Jayaweera as the presidential candidate to the public at the event. Jayaweera, MPs Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gamanpilla and a few other smaller political parties are part of a political alliance. Weerawansa of the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna, Uda

04 Aug, 2024

One killed, 3 injured as speeding car crashes on Parliament road

One youth was killed and three others sustained injuries when a speeding car crashed on Parliament road, in Rajagiriya, Saturday. The accident, captured on the rear camera of a vehicle, showed the car driving at high speed, losing control and crashing into a van on the opposite side of the road. Eyewitnesses said the car crashed into a tree after hitting the van and the pavement and then broke apart. One youth was thrown into the air and on the ground, one eyewitness said. The injured were a

03 Aug, 2024