National Vesak Festival limited to two days

Father and two sons murdered in Minuwangoda

A father and his two sons have been murdered in Minuwangoda. The Police said that the three people were shot dead inside their house. The shooting incident had taken place in Gamangedara in Minuwangoda. Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said that the three victims were witnesses over another murder.?(Colombo Gazette)

06 Oct, 2022

Sri Lanka admits facing defeat in Geneva

Sri Lanka today admitted that it is facing defeat in Geneva when a vote on a resolution on Sri Lanka is taken tomorrow (Thursday). Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said that the Core Group has managed to secure 30 co-sponsors for the resolution with voting rights from the 47-member UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lie

05 Oct, 2022

Concerns raised over serious incidents of ragging

Concerns have been raised over serious incidents of ragging reported recently in State universities. State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Thennakoon said that student unions are practising fascism in universities. He said that the student unions are also engaging in extremism and threats. The State Minister said that first year students are not allowed to wear wristwatches by student unions. He said that students who wear wristwatches are forced to remove it and wear it on the leg. Th

05 Oct, 2022