Under the provisions of the newly enacted Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Act, former presidents are now required to return the official residences previously allocated to them.
Former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena, and Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga currently occupy state-owned residences. However,...
Don’t read too much into it, but South Africa took the lead in the three-match T20I series against England after winning a game initially reduced to nine overs a side by batting for 7.5 and then defending an adjusted...
It took just 106 balls for India to begin their defence of the Asia Cup with the most comprehensive of wins. It took them just 79 balls to bowl UAE out, and just 27 to chase down their target.
UAE’s...
NPP Colombo District MP Lakmali Hemachandra has stated that there is no provision in the law to withdraw the security of former Presidents, rejecting claims circulating on social media.
“Many false claims are being spread regarding this process. It is...
On 11 September 2021, Tom Phillips and his three children went missing for the first time.
His Toyota Hilux was found parked below a tide line at a beach near his parents’ home in Marokopa on New Zealand’s North Island....
The United States and Sri Lanka officially yesterday (8) launched PACIFIC ANGEL (Pac Angel) 25 at Katunayake Air Base, with U.S. Defense Attaché Lt. Col. Matthew House joining Sri Lanka Air Force leaders to open the exercise. The five-day...
Reputed athletic coach and Assistant Director of Education at Wattegama Education Zone, Susantha Fernando highlighted the need to introduce physical education as a subject for all grades from 1 to 13. Fernando, who has been the coach and mentor...
Dr. Palitha Rajapaksha of the Badulla Teaching Hospital has been summoned before the Public Service Commission (PSC) for a disciplinary inquiry over a past statement he made regarding the recent shortage of medicines in state hospitals.
Dr. Rajapaksha, speaking to...
A 33-year-old mother of three from Kurulugama, Kebithigollewa, has been remanded until 18 September after allegedly killing her husband with a sharp weapon, reportedly following years of severe domestic violence.
The order was issued by Acting Magistrate Niluka Priyadarshani, who...
Ella Police reported that three brothers narrowly escaped death just moments before the deadly excursion bus crash near the 15th Mile Post on the Ella–Wellawaya main road that left 15 people dead and 18 injured.
The survivors were identified as...