Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa addressed the controversy surrounding Deputy Minister of Vocational Education Nalin Hewage’s statement about Sri Lanka’s Treasury reserves, revealing official figures during the Cabinet’s weekly media briefing on Monday.
Jayatissa presented verified data from the Central...
Jaffna District MP Archchuna Ramanathan’s speech was blocked from Parliament’s live broadcast today, following a prior order by Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne.
As Archchuna began speaking, viewers saw a notice on screen stating, “The live streaming is suspended by order made...
In a rare and unexpected move, two Supreme Court judges who serve on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) made a surprise visit to the Marawila Magistrate’s Court last week. This came after several complaints were made against the magistrate...
Former Australian Test opener Will Pukowski has retired from all levels of cricket at the age of 27.
Pukowski has been forced to retire from professional cricket on the recommendation of a panel of experts. The batsman has suffered a...
Leading contenders began casting their ballots on Tuesday as South Korea officially set a June 3 snap presidential election after the removal of impeached leader Yoon Suk-yeol last week.
A power vacuum at the top of the government has hampered...
In what is turning out to be a year of breaking jinxes, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium for the first time in ten years after they did the same in the corresponding...
… alleges Kanchana’s Electricity Act exploited to facilitate ‘deal’ with India
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has alleged that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake entered into seven MoUs/Agreements with India without consulting Parliament or the Cabinet of Ministers.
Accusing President Anura Kumara...
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered another batting malfunction, this time on a slow, black-soil surface at home, crashing to their fourth successive defeat in IPL 2025. Having lost Travishek in the powerplay, SRH waited until the 13th over to see...
M.L.M. Rusdi, a 22-year-old who was arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been granted bail today after being produced before the Attanagalla Magistrate.
Rusdi was taken into custody on 22 March...
The Court of Appeal has issued an interim injunction suspending election-related activities for the Colombo Municipal Council and several other local government institutions.
The decision follows writ petitions filed by several political parties and independent groups, who challenged the rejection...