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An international conference titled “FUTURE LIFE: Re-examining Rebirth”, a scholarly gathering on Saṃsāra in Buddhist philosophy, was held at the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, with the participation of distinguished international monastic and lay...
Mick Mulvaney thought he had beaten Donald Trump. The president and his White House chief of staff were playing golf at Trump’s Bedminster club in 2019, and Mulvaney was up by one stroke with three holes left. “I slapped him...
Music echoed around Old Trafford this morning. The trumpeter had chosen well. The things Ben Stokes was doing out there was beyond the realms of normal men. So he or she picked up their instrument, put it against their...
Police have made fresh breakthroughs in the investigation into the illegal killing of a pregnant deer inside the Heenugala Reserve in Makulugaswewa, Galewela, uncovering further suspects and unlicensed weapons during questioning. Dambulla Assistant Superintendent of Police W.G.M.M. Chandrasiri confirmed that...
A Southwest Airlines plane rapidly dropped in elevation after departing from the Los Angeles area on Friday, with passengers posting online that the pilot was forced to rapidly change course to avoid a potential collision with another aircraft. Flight 1496...
Police commandos gun down one of their cashiered sergeants The STF has resumed anti-underworld operations, with a pre-dawn raid in Kahatuduwa yesterday (25) resulting in the death of a contract killer linked to the notorious gang led by underworld figure...
Artist Vinod Tharanga has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with a bribery complaint. According to the Commission, the suspect was taken into custody for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs....
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has warned the public about a fake PDF document being circulated via email and WhatsApp, falsely bearing the name of the Acting Inspector General of Police. According to the CID, the fraudulent messages have been...
Sri Lanka has decided to waive visa fees for 40 additional countries in a move aimed at revitalising the tourism industry, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath announced today (25 July). He made the announcement at the...
Attorney-at-Law Chamari Priyanka, the widow of late State Minister Sanath Nishantha, has firmly denied rumours circulating on social media claiming she is planning to leave the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) to join another political party. Responding to questions from...