Man found shot dead near Wadduwa railway station

Sri Lankan movie ?Gehenu Lamai? to premiere at Cannes Film Festival

The Sri Lankan movie, Sumitra Peries? ?Gehenu Lamai? (1978) restored by Film Heritage Foundation in association with the Lester James Peries and Sumitra Peries Foundation, has been selected for a world premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2025. The film has been restored under the aegis of FISCH: France- India ? Sri Lanka Cine Heritage ? Saving Film Across Borders ? a pioneering international collaboration between Film Heritage Foundation, the Embassy of France and the French Instit

08 May, 2025

Tensions in Pakistan forces SriLankan Airlines to suspend flights to Lahore

SriLankan Airlines on Thursday said its flights to Lahore had been temporarily suspended. However, the services to Karachi would be continued as scheduled, the airline said. The airline runs four weekly flights to Lahore and all those flights are cancelled till further notice. ?This is being done in view of the current tensed military situation in the Kashmir region,? sources said. In a late-night development on Wednesday (May 7), the Pakistan government closed its airspace for all commercia

08 May, 2025

Keheliya Rambukwella arrested and jailed

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and remanded by the Colombo Chief Magistrate?s Court. Rambukwella was ordered to be remanded until 20 May over three complaints linked to corruption. The former Minister appeared before the commission to record a statement when he was arrested.

07 May, 2025