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Senior bureaucrat Bradman Weerakoon passed away

Former Secretary to the Prime Minister Deshamanya Bradman Weerakoon, who served under nine Sri Lankan heads of state in a career spanning half a century, passed away. In 1953, he was appointed the assistant secretary to the prime minister at the time, Sir John Kotelawela. He later became the secretary to the prime minister and continued after Solomon Bandaranaike became the prime minister in 1956. After his death, he served Wijayananda Dahanayake and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Thereafter he worked

07 Jul, 2025

Popular Indian actor Sathyaraj calls for probe on Sri Lanka mass grave

Popular Indian actor Sathyaraj has called for an international criminal investigation into the discover of several human remains at the Chemmani mass grave in Sri Lanka.  The Indian media quoted Sathyaraj as saying the matter should be taken before the International Criminal Court. Sathyaraj said he was saddened to see reports that the bones of several people, including children, has been discovered at the Chemmani mass grave. Over 30 human bones have been discovered at the Chemmani mass grav

06 Jul, 2025

Mulder retires short of Mahela and Lara’s highest individual Test score

South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder posted the fifth-highest individual score in Test cricket history – an unbeaten 367, and retired short of Mahela Jayawardena’s 374 and Brian Lara’s 400. The total marked the highest ever for the Proteas in the longest format of the game. The monumental knock included a whooping 49 fours and four maximums. The right-handed batter stands only behind Brian Lara, Matthew Hayden and Mahela Jayawardena among the highest individual scorers in Men’s Tests. The right-handed

07 Jul, 2025