Local Government  Amendment  Bills  Passed in Parliament

Local Government  Amendment  Bills  Passed in Parliament

Oct 9, 2017

The Local Government  amendment  bills  were tabled in Parliament by Minister Faiszer Muthapha on 26th September . Voting on  the ... Read More

Turkey And US Suspend Most Visa Services

Turkey And US Suspend Most Visa Services

Oct 9, 2017

Turkey and the US have become embroiled in a consular row, mutually suspending most visa services. The Turkish embassy in ... Read More

Nutritionist Weighs Up The Pros And Cons Of Hollywood Diets

Nutritionist Weighs Up The Pros And Cons Of Hollywood Diets

Oct 9, 2017

If you want to know the ins and outs of the latest diet trends, here is the lowdown on some ... Read More

Usman Khan Replaces Injured Amir For Sri Lanka ODIs

Usman Khan Replaces Injured Amir For Sri Lanka ODIs

Oct 9, 2017

Pakistan have called up left-arm fast bowler Usman Khan to replace the injured Mohammad Amir for the five-ODI series against Sri Lanka in the ... Read More

James Woods: Reports Of My Retirement Are Greatly Exaggerated

James Woods: Reports Of My Retirement Are Greatly Exaggerated

Oct 9, 2017

Veteran actor James Woods is not retiring from the entertainment business. The 70-year-old Oscar-nominated actor, known for movies such as ... Read More

Railway Charges to be Increased

Railway Charges to be Increased

Oct 9, 2017

General Manager  of the Railways, S.M. Abeywickrama said, that the train services will be increased along with the rates. This is being ... Read More

Ryan Jayalath’s Revision Bail Petition Re-Fixed For Inquiry On 19th Oct.

Ryan Jayalath’s Revision Bail Petition Re-Fixed For Inquiry On 19th Oct.

Oct 9, 2017

Medical Faculty Students' Action Committee Convener Ryan Jayalath was  arrested on charges of causing damages to public property by forcibly ... Read More

AG Against Considering Sarath Silva’s Petition

AG Against Considering Sarath Silva’s Petition

Oct 9, 2017

Deputy Solicitor General Sanjaya Rajaratnam representing the Attorney General  informed the Supreme Court today that AG opposes the decision to ... Read More

Rohingya Crisis: Children Die As Boat Capsizes Off Bangladesh

Rohingya Crisis: Children Die As Boat Capsizes Off Bangladesh

Oct 9, 2017

At least 12 people have died after a boat packed with Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized near Bangladesh, ... Read More

Former Navy Spokesperson D. K. P. Dassanayake Remanded Again

Former Navy Spokesperson D. K. P. Dassanayake Remanded Again

Oct 9, 2017

On July 12, the CID arrested former Navy Spokesman Commodore D. K.P. Dassanayake on the charge of aiding and abetting ... Read More

Hirunika Request Government To Prevent Duminda Silva From Evading Prison Cell

Hirunika Request Government To Prevent Duminda Silva From Evading Prison Cell

Oct 9, 2017

Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra said the former Parliamentarian Dumunda Silva is currently serving a death sentence over the killing of SLFP ... Read More

Mcdonald’s Rick And Morty Szechuan Sauce Stunt Backfires

Mcdonald’s Rick And Morty Szechuan Sauce Stunt Backfires

Oct 9, 2017

A McDonald's PR stunt to bring back a rare dipping sauce left thousands of fans disappointed, with police called to ... Read More

9 Hour Water Cut in Kalutara Tomorrow

9 Hour Water Cut in Kalutara Tomorrow

Oct 9, 2017

 The National Water Supply and Drainage Board announced a nine-hour water cut to several areas in Kalutara District  tomorrow (10). ... Read More

Minister Gamini Jeyawickremas’ Novel Mehod to Chase Elephants from Villages?

Minister Gamini Jeyawickremas’ Novel Mehod to Chase Elephants from Villages?

Oct 9, 2017

It has become a daily occurrence that wild elephants enter villages in search of food, kill villagers and play havoc ... Read More

Ven. Dayarathana Thero  & 7 Others Further Remanded

Ven. Dayarathana Thero  & 7 Others Further Remanded

Oct 9, 2017

On September 26 an unruly  mob of monks and their supporters threw stones and smashed windows and furniture of a ... Read More