Three Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) electoral organisers have decided to resign from their positions.
Accordingly, Matale District Chief Organiser Wasantha Aluvihare, Dambulla Chief Organiser Champika Wijerathna, and Ranjith Aluvihare as the Rattota organiser, and deputy national orgniser of the party...
Three wickets from Em Arlott, playing just her second international match, decimated West Indies as England ran away with victory in the second T20I at Hove and an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-match series.
Arlott’s impressive spell accounted for...
The inequality between England and Zimbabwe as Test nations has been reflected on the field over the first half of this one-off Test match at Trent Bridge. Thursday’s flow of runs for the former was followed by a cascade...
Thursday 22nd May, 2025
British apparel manufacturer, NEXT, has closed its production unit in Katunayake, causing a loss of 1,400 jobs. However, it will continue operations at its other factories, according to media reports. It has cited high operational costs...
Chaminda Wijesiri, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian for the Badulla District, has decided to resign from his role as the party’s organiser for the Bandarawela constituency.
He is reported to have handed in his resignation to Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa...
Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake has been arrested while staying at an apartment in Thimbirigasyaya, Colombo.
The arrest follows the discovery of a gold-plated T56 assault rifle at a luxury apartment in the Havelock City housing complex. Police investigations have reportedly...
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickremerathna has announced the appointment of a three-member committee to investigate the conduct and behaviour of MP Dayasiri Jayasekara during a parliamentary session on 20 May.
The committee will be chaired by Deputy Chairperson of Committees, MP...
A young British woman arrested in Sri Lanka on drug smuggling charges says she’s been left starving, sleepless and scared in a prison.
Charlotte Lee May, 21, from Coulsdon in south London, was found with over 46kg of high-grade cannabis...
The Constitutional Council has approved a six-month service extension for G.H.D. Dharmapala, who is currently serving as the Acting Auditor General.
This approval was granted at the Council’s meeting held yesterday afternoon (22), following a recommendation made by President Anura...
There is no risk of a new ‘COVID-19’ variant spreading in Sri Lanka, and the public should not be alarmed unnecessarily, said Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, Dr Anil Jasinghe.
In a statement released based on...