Category: LOCAL

Athuruliye Rathana thero expresses interest in how MR will compete

Athuruliye Rathana thero expresses interest in how MR will compete

Jun 30, 2015

  Former MP Ven. Aturuliye Rathana the Chairman of the National council of the Pivithuru Hetak stated that they have ... Read More

Elections in the distance and the violence begins

Elections in the distance and the violence begins

Jun 30, 2015

Thushara  Dewalagama a 37 year old father of two was found murdered in the Ratnapura Dela, Noragalwatte area Yesterday (29). ... Read More

Britain’s Deng opts to stay in Miami next season

Britain’s Deng opts to stay in Miami next season

Jun 30, 2015

  Britain’s Luol Deng will stay with the Miami Heat next season, the club announcing Monday that the 30-year-old forward ... Read More

UN closes down humanitarian office in Sri Lanka

UN closes down humanitarian office in Sri Lanka

Jun 30, 2015

  The United Nations (UN) is downsizing its humanitarian staff in some Asian countries where Governments have stepped up with ... Read More

PAFFREL to deploy 1500 election monitors alongside 50 foreign observers

PAFFREL to deploy 1500 election monitors alongside 50 foreign observers

Jun 30, 2015

Rohana Hettiarachchi the Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) stated that they plan to ... Read More

Stay order on full-face helmets extended

Stay order on full-face helmets extended

Jun 30, 2015

  The Court of Appeal has further extended the stay order issued against the circular imposing a ban on full-face ... Read More

Nilanga Dela appointed acting Diyawadana Nilame

Nilanga Dela appointed acting Diyawadana Nilame

Jun 30, 2015

  Pradeep Nilanga Dela has been appointed as the acting Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa from July 01 ... Read More

Mathews fined for slow over-rate

Mathews fined for slow over-rate

Jun 30, 2015

  Sri Lanka has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second Test match against Pakistan at Colombo ... Read More

Corpse of a woman found: another Rape or Murder?

Corpse of a woman found: another Rape or Murder?

Jun 30, 2015

    The body of an elderly woman has been found at a wooded property containing cinnamon trees in the ... Read More

The Parliament was unable to function-  Anura Kumara Dissanayake

The Parliament was unable to function- Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Jun 30, 2015

Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed some interesting thoughts at a rally held in Hanuwara. The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader stated ... Read More

Assault complaint against SC Judge handed over to CID

Assault complaint against SC Judge handed over to CID

Jun 30, 2015

  It is reported that the investigations on alleged assault complaint against Supreme Court Judge Sarath De Abrew, has been ... Read More

Harin attempts bold statement on cold news

Harin attempts bold statement on cold news

Jun 30, 2015

Uva Chief Minister Harin Fernando makes a statement that he will resign from politics if President Maithri joins former President ... Read More

Central Bank Bond probe purely politicized: UNP

Central Bank Bond probe purely politicized: UNP

Jun 29, 2015

  The United National Party (UNP) today accused COPE Chairman D.E.W. Gunasekera of politicizing the parliamentary probe into the sale ... Read More

MS agrees to give nominations to MR?

MS agrees to give nominations to MR?

Jun 29, 2015

  The SIX- member committee appointed to coordinate between President Maithripala Sirisena and Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to hand ... Read More

Actor Pradeep Ratnayake stabbed to death in Maharagama

Actor Pradeep Ratnayake stabbed to death in Maharagama

Jun 29, 2015

  The police have launched an investigation to apprehend a suspect who allegedly stabbed to death a 44-year old actor ... Read More