Several dead, over 50 injured in Waskaduwa accident

Pushpika re-crowned as being separated not a barrier

By Easwaran Rutnam Pushpika De Silva has been re-crowned as Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World as being separated from her husband or being a single mother does not disqualify her, organisers said today. Chandimal Jayasinghe, the National Director for Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World told reporters today that he was informed by the world body that the contestant can be disqualified if she was divorced before the final of the local pageant. “Being separated is not a reason given to disqualify a contes

06 Apr, 2021

Police record statements over Mrs. Sri Lanka incident

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Police have recorded statements from those involved in the incident that took place at the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant on Sunday. The statements were recorded at the Cinnamon Gardens Police in Colombo today. An officer attached to the Police Station told the Colombo Gazette that the parties involved in the incident arrived with their respective lawyers to record their statements. The Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant concluded in controversy after curren

06 Apr, 2021

JVP slams sacking of NMRA board for failing to approve Sinopharm

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has slammed the sacking of some members of the board of the National Medicinal Regulatory Authority (NMRA) for failing to approve the Sinopharm vaccine. JVP Parliamentarian, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that the board consisted of experts in the field who had sought more information on the Chinese vaccine. He said that since important information sought by the NMRA board had not been provided by the Sinopharm vaccine manufacturer in China, they had refused to

04 Apr, 2021