Former President says will contest August 17 Parliamentary Elections
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday (01) broke his silence with regards to the August 17 Parliamentary Elections and…
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Navy fail to locate fishermen after several search operations
Fisheries Department Assistant Director Lal De Silva stated that search operations are underway to locate the three fishermen who went…
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5 things you need to know about sanitation & drinking water [Images]
2015 is the deadline for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and it is also a time…
US asks Swiss to extradite 7 FIFA officials
Switzerland said Thursday the United States had formally requested the extradition of seven FIFA officials arrested in May in…
Disaster scare in Bambalapitiya
Reports by residents of the Bambalapitiya area regarding a strange vibration yesterday evening have led the Disaster Management Center (DMC)…
NO clue about missing Lankan fishermen
Search operations are in progress to locate three Sri Lankan fishermen gone missing while fishing in the seas off…
“When elections near, political harassment intensifies”- Namal Tweets
Former President Mahinda Rajapakse’s son and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapakse a short while ago tweeted stating that “When elections near,…
Yemen rebels kill 31 as UN declares highest-level emergency
Rebel fire on a residential district of Yemen’s second city Aden killed more than 30 civilians Wednesday, as the…
FCID grills CM Prasanna Ranathunga’s Wife
Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) is currently recording a statement from wife of the Western Province chief Minister (CM)…
WHY Waseem Thajudeen’s phone records could not be retrieved?
The Dialog Mobile Phone Company today informed the Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris that it was unable to provide…
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Hypersonic jet made by the United States can fly five times the speed of sound [Images]
Reportedly, the United States military is working in a hypersonic jet, which can fly five times the speed of…
UPFA to rally around Chamal Rajapakse
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) stated that there is a possibility that the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) will…
64 soldiers killed in ISIS attack on Egyptian Army’s Sinai checkpoints
Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks on Egyptian Army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai…
Update: At least 36 dead, 19 missing after ferry capsizes in Philippines
At least 36 have died and 19 are missing after an inter-island ferry capsized in the central Philippines Thursday, the…
UNP nomination to be finalized tomorrow
United National Party (UNP) nominations will be finalized by tomorrow. We will be fielding a capable team to deliver…