Udaya Gammanpila, leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) held a press conference today at the party headquarters to address his meeting with Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pilleyan, at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on 13 April 2025.
Gammanpila accused the...
A total of 37 schools in Kandy town and surrounding areas will be closed from 21 to 25 April due to the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, according to the Central Province Director of Education.
The exposition will...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has welcomed the announcement of the Fairgrounds in Pomona, Southern California as the cricket venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics (LA28).
The cricket competition at LA28 will feature six teams each for the men’s...
Last year Punjab Kings (PBKS) pulled off the highest successful chase in the IPL when they came across Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This year, they have nailed the lowest successful defence, bowling KKR out for 95 after posting just...
A total of 412 individuals were admitted to the Colombo National Hospital on 13 and 14 April due to injuries sustained from various accidents, with six pronounced dead on arrival, according to Dr. Indika Jagoda, Director of the Accidents...
A 64-team World Cup in 2030 should not be considered, CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has said, joining several other confederations in opposing a plan put forward by CONMEBOL.
CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez last week officially proposed a 64-team World Cup...
American network HBO has confirmed that Nick Frost, Papa Essedoo, Janet McTeer and Paul Whitehouse will appear in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.
Frost will play Hagrid, McTeer will play Minerva McGonagall and Essedoo will play Severus Snape. All...
A request made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to speak with former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pilleyan, currently held under a detention order by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been rejected.
Minister of Public Security Ananda...
In response to the escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, Chinese manufacturers are utilizing TikTok to highlight their integral role in producing luxury goods for Western brands. This digital campaign emerges as a countermeasure to the Trump administration’s imposition of a...
More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq’s central and southern parts of the country, health officials said.
One official in Muthanna province reported to the AFP news agency at least...