FIFA suspends Sri Lanka until further notice

UK police shoot attacker during London Bridge stabbing incident

British police shot a man on Friday after a stabbing in the London Bridge area in the centre of the city, a security source told Reuters. A video clip on Twitter filmed from a high vantage point showed what appeared to be three police officers backing away from a man lying on the pavement. Two officers are pointing rifles at the man, who can be seen moving slightly. Reuters could not independently verify the footage. ?Police were called at 1:58 p.m. to a stabbing at (a) premises near to Londo

29 Nov, 2019

Election Commission Chairman seeks approval to step down

Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya has sought approval to step down from his post. Deshapriya has made the request to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the request has been conveyed to Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. However, the Speaker, as the Chairman of the Constitutional Council, has proposed that Deshapriya continue in his post. Jayasuriya noted the important role played by the National Elections Commission under the chairmanship of Deshapriya at the just concluded Presidential ele

29 Nov, 2019

Speaker makes u-turn after Sajith camp makes appeal

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has reversed his decision to name United National Front leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the leader of the opposition after 57 Parliamentarians requested that United National Front Parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa be appointed as the leader of the opposition. In a statement today the Speaker said that he had notified the Secretary of the UNP about the letter he received last evening, signed by 57 MPs requesting the recognition of MP Sajith Premadasa as the Opposition Leade

28 Nov, 2019