Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP S.M. Marikkar has accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe of plotting to appoint Sagala Rathnayake as the next Mayor of Colombo, dismissing the move as part of a larger plan to dismantle the SJB and its...
Wednesday 23rd April, 2025
A four-member committee has been appointed to study the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) that probed the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings (2019). It comprises a Senior Deputy Inspector General (Chairman), the DIG of...
Police now confirm that controversial figure Dan Priyasad is not dead, contrary to earlier reports. He is currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the National Hospital in Colombo.
Earlier today, police issued a statement claiming that...
Controversial figure Dan Priyasad was shot dead a short while ago in Meethotamulla.
The incident took place at the Laksanda Sewana housing complex.
He had been admitted to the National Hospital in Colombo for treatment. However, he succumbed to the injuries,...
Controversial figure Dan Priyasad was shot a short while ago in the Meethotamulla area.
The incident took place at the Laksanda Sewana housing complex.
He has been admitted to the National Hospital in Colombo for treatment.
A tense situation unfolded this afternoon (22) at the Matara Prison following a clash between two groups of inmates.
The disturbance reportedly began when an attempt was made to transfer an inmate to another facility. A group of inmates, having...
Zimbabwe nosed ahead of Bangladesh after the second day’s play of the first Test in Sylhet with half-centuries from Brian Benett and Sean Williams Their lower order and tail also resisted to add 80 runs for the last...
The National People’s Power (NPP) will not be able to claim a majority in most local government bodies at the upcoming election, according to United National Party (UNP) leader and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Speaking at an event held today...
With their record breaking throws delivered in March, Sumeda Ranasinghe and Rumesh Tharanga will be the selectors’ easiest picks in the Sri Lanka team for the upcoming Asian Athletics Championships.
The bienniale championship will be held from May 27 to...
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by divisions and tensions as he sought to reform the...