Rohitha, Shriyani injured during joint opposition protest in Fort

Court refuses to free Keheliya Rambukwella

The Colombo High Court rejected a bail application filed on behalf of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who is currently being held in remand custody. Rambukwella, former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandragupta and 5 others have been remanded over the import of substandard human immunoglobulin vials. The Criminal Investigation Department arrested Rambukwella in February after recording a statement from him over the allegations. The former Minister also filed a fundamental rig

03 Apr, 2024

Moves to hold Presidential and Parliament polls together

There is an attempt to hold the Presidential and Parliament elections on the same day, MP Udaya Gamanpilla said quoting reliable sources. The MP said there is a rift between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder Basil Rajapaksa on which election must be held first. He said the President wants the Presidential election first and the Parliament elections later while Basil Rajapaksa wants the opposite. Gamanpilla claimed that talks are now underway in the

03 Apr, 2024

Sri Lankan women create history beating South Africa in cricket series

Sri Lanka’s women’s side created history in East London on Wednesday as they registered their first series triumph over South Africa in any format. The series victory was confirmed when Sri Lanka claimed a narrow four-wicket win over South Africa in the third and final match of their series in what was their highest successful run chase of all time in T20I cricket. Sri Lanka’s previous highest successful run chase came more than 10 years ago, when Chamari Athapaththu scored 21 to help her side

04 Apr, 2024