Two accomplices of Wele Suda arrested

Arjuna calls for probe on claims pastor directing Sri Lanka cricket

National Sports Council Chairman Arjuna Ranatunga has called for an investigation into claims that a pastor is giving directions to Sri Lanka cricket. Ranatunga alleged that some members of the Sri Lanka Cricket board who are silent on the recent allegations, might be involved in those activities. “This is a virus,” he added, saying it must be investigated. He told reporters that in the past be it Chaminda Vaas or Muttiah Muralitharan, they would all wear the Buddhist religious thread (prith

26 Nov, 2022

Duminda likely to be appointed Power Minister

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Duminda Dissanayake is expected to be appointed as the new Minister of Power. SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekera alleged that Dissanayake had struck a deal with the Government in order to vote in support of the 2023 budget. He said that there is strong speculation the deal includes appointing Dissanayake as a Cabinet Minister. Jayasekera said that Dissanayake is expected to be appointed as the new Minister of Power. The SLFP had decided to vote again

26 Nov, 2022

India hosts Iran’s deputy FM to push Eurasian link

Sheikh?Abdullah?bin?Zayed?Al?Nahyan,?Minister?of?Foreign?Affairs?and?International?Cooperation,?has?met?with?Subrahmanyam?Jaishankar,?Minister?of?External?Affairs?of?India. During?the?meeting,?which took place in New Delhi, the two ministers discussed ways of strengthening the historic UAE-India relations, under the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between their countries. They also discussed the prospects for boosting trade and economic bilateral relations, within the fram

28 Nov, 2022