Navy detains 22 Indian fishermen off Jaffna

Sri Lankan woman fled family home before being murdered in Australia

A mother-of-three, originally from Sri Lanka killed by her estranged husband, fled the family home with her children almost a decade earlier after he hit her with a hammer and stomped on her, a jury has been told. Nelomie Perera, 43, was found dead in her kitchen in December 2022 after Dinush Kurera allegedly murdered her in what prosecutors alleged was a “sustained, brutal and vicious attack” with a hatchet and kitchen knife. The 47-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the murder, and to assaul

31 Jul, 2024

Mahinda decides to stick with decision to pick an SLPP candidate

By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will stick with the decision taken by the party to pick an SLPP candidate to contest the Presidential election. Rajapaksa told reporters, Thursday, there is no change in the party decision and he will stick to that decision. He said that the party will continue to have talks with President Ranil Wickremesinghe but will put forward its own candidate at the polls. A group of SLPP MPs had earlier issued an ul

01 Aug, 2024

Prime Minister formally decides to back Ranil

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and his party, the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP), have decided back incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Election. The President’s media division said the decision was taken by the MEP Central Committee. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) had earlier said it hoped the Prime Minister will support the SLPP. Gunawardena had on Tuesday attended the meeting when a total of 92 MPs, mostly from the SLPP, pledged their support to Presiden

01 Aug, 2024