Third set of triplets born at Kalmunai hospital in two months

Warrant issued for arrest of Rajitha Seneratne

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of former Health Minister, Dr. Rajitha Seneratne. The Attorney General had earlier instructed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to arrest Seneratne over the ‘white van’ press briefing. The Attorney General has instructed the CID Director to obtain an arrest warrant and arrest Seneratne for his involvement in the controversial ‘white van’ media conference in November. Seneratne earlier tried to file anticipatory bail at the Colombo Magistrate

24 Dec, 2019

Canada foreign policy objective to promote reconciliation in Sri Lanka

Canada says its foreign policy objective is to promote reconciliation in Sri Lanka. The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka together with the Asia Foundation launched their flagship development initiative in Sri Lanka named ?Women?s Voice and Leadership? (WVL), the High Commission said in a statement today. This launch took place at the official residence of the Canadian High Commissioner with over seventy participants representing other missions, development partners, women?s rights organi

24 Dec, 2019

Sri Lanka witnesses rare solar eclipse

Sri Lanka today witnessed a rare solar eclipse which was visible in most ports of the country. The annular solar eclipse, also known as the “Ring of Fire” occurred through a narrow geographic corridor sweeping from the Arabian peninsula all the way to the Pacific Ocean via southern India, the Bay of Bengal, Singapore and Indonesia, according to Eclipse Portal. During the yearly event, the Moon crossed the Sun along its center. However, the Moon’s size in the sky is not large enough to overlap

26 Dec, 2019