Ajith Rohana appointed Senior Police Spokesperson

Ban on night flights for domestic airlines lifted

A ban imposed on night flights for domestic airlines has been lifted. Director General and Chief Executive Office (CEO) of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka Captain Themiya Abeywickrama has removed the decades old restriction imposed on domestic aviators with regards to flights between sunset to sunrise. The ban was lifted with the approval of the State Minister of Aviation, D. V Chanaka, The restriction had been imposed during the thirty year war in Sri Lanka. “While the restriction

27 Mar, 2022

Archbishop of Colombo says public and politicians to blame for crisis

By Easwaran Rutnam The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, says flawed choices made by politicians and the public, is to blame for the current crisis in Sri Lanka. Speaking at a mass held at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, the primary Anglican cathedral in Colombo this evening, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith said that the citizens of Sri Lanka have allowed themselves to be used for vested political and cultural interests when choosing political leaders over the

27 Mar, 2022

No Police complaint by Chris Rock after being punched by Will Smith at Oscars

The Los Angeles Police Department told multiple news outlets that comedian Chris Rock is declining to press charges against actor Will Smith, after viewers were left stunned when Smith walked up to Rock and slapped him during the Sunday night live broadcast of the Oscars. The incident happened after Rock, who was presenting the Oscar for best documentary feature, said that he was excited to watch Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, in “G.I. Jane 2.” In December 2021, Pinkett-Smith?shared on Inst

28 Mar, 2022