Two persons including Surendra Wasantha Perera alias ’Club Wasantha’ were killed and several persons including singer K. Sujeewa have been hospitalised following a shooting at Oruwala Junction in Athurugiriya a short while ago, police said.
While raising preliminary objections against the Fundamental Rights petition seeking an order restraining the Election Commission from holding the Presidential election in 2024, the Attorney General today moved the Supreme Court to dismiss this petition in limine (at the outset).
Dambulla Sixers having undergone three successive defeats in the ongoing fifth Lanka Premier League tournament saw the winning post for the first time with an easy eight wicket win over Colombo Strikers in the 10th match played under floodlights at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium yesterday.
Sri Lanka’s bid for the extension of its continental shelf beyond its Exclusive Economic Zone has hit a snag since India has also made overlapping claims prompting both the countries to seek bilateral engagement for the resolution of it, a top source said.
An unbeaten 84 in just 49 balls, inclusive of 11 boundaries, and two sixes by Tim Seifert, who was ably supported by Alex Hales, helped Galle Marvels record a comfortable six-wicket win over Kandy Falcons in the ninth match of the fifth Lanka Premier League encounter played at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium.
Sri Lanka has decided to lift from next year a ban on the visit of foreign research ships imposed after strong security concerns raised by India and the US following frequent docking requests from hi-tech Chinese surveillance vessels, the Japanese media reported.
Highlighting that today, drug trafficking poses a greater threat to the nation than terrorism, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that some human rights lawyers also represent drug-related criminals after their arrest.
New Delhi will host the foreign ministers of the BIMSTEC grouping next week, on July 11. BIMSTEC or Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation is a seven-member grouping which has Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand as its members.
Zimbabwe stunned the newly-crowned T20 World Champions in the opening T20I of the five-match series in Harare. This was Zimbabwe’s third T20I win over India. The Men in Blue have hit a record low after their 13-run loss to the Chevrons.
CBSL further eases monetary policy stance
CBSL’s single policy interest rate mechanism comes into effect today
Sri Lanka Economic Summit in January 2025
Industries Ministry public day re-launched after four years
Third review approved by IMF, SL to get next US$ 333 million tranche
Govt. taking allegations against Adani seriously
SriLankan Airlines comes under Finance Ministry
Dr. Mahipala out from Health Ministry; removal or resignation?