Preliminary inquiries revealed that the suspect had demanded the sum to facilitate a person with a forged document related to the environmental authority

10 of the victims are currently pregnant

A Cabinet subcommittee has been appointed to work out recommendations to introduce a mixed system

National People’s Party (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunga engaged in a verbal battle in Parliament, with allegations being hurled at each other. The battle started when Minister Ranatunga reacted

Despite the country facing burning issues which hits the common man’s wallet, such as the heavy cost of living, a very concerning online safety bill which is yet to be passed, an upcoming budget and what it holds, taxes and much more, our 225 MPs d

COPE committee summons Power and Energy Ministry Secretary, CPC Chairman and several other officials

The doubt that the SLC had funded the JVP have been further proved when NPP MP Vijitha Herath was trying to create a different opinion claiming that the President and his staff were against the moves taken by the Sports Minister regarding the SLC, Ch

The joint resolution to remove Sri Lanka Cricket Commitee was unanimously passed by Parliament yesterday amidst a tensed situation. A tensed situation popped up when the opposition wanted a vote while the ruling party argued that there is no necessi

President Wickremesinghe was seen telling the group that he will not side with any one when dealing with issues pertaining to cricket

Rs. 500 million to be charged as registration fees for 5 years when starting a casino business

As the governing entity for cricket in Sri Lanka, SLC receives funds and sponsorship income in USD, intentionally kept in USD accounts to leverage exchange rate fluctuations

BASL is of the view that independent and impartial persons should be appointed to probe into the truth of allegations made

Two teachers in Welimada arrested for smoking Ganja during duty hours

A group of journalists were obstructed from reporting the cattle farmers crisis in Mayilathamadu and Madhavanai at the recently setup Mayilathamadu checkpoint. Police officers and Sri Lanka Army personnel deployed

Agreements on all other electricity generation projects were signed for twenty years, but the projects under India’s Adani Group were signed for thirty years

While appreciating the move to appoint an Interim Committee for cricket administration, NPP MP Vijitha Herath raised doubts about the members appointed to it. Speaking during the debate on the resolution to remove SLC office bearers, he told Parlia

It is not the players who are involved in match-fixing but those in SLC

We are here because of our stakeholders. There is a small section of the public that wants us to resign, but our stakeholders are also part of the (larger) public too and they have democratically elected us

The reason given for the order was to determine whether Schaffter has named a third party as the beneficiary of the two policies

Outgoing CEO Dr. Vijith Gunasekera has been transferred to the Health Ministry

Claiming that a special programme is in place to curb escalating organized crimes in the Western and Southern provinces, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said today discussions are underway to extradite 30 organized criminals who are hiding in fo

Permission has been granted to unload a stock of substandard diesel at the Kolonnawa refinery, despite both the initial and subsequent tests conducted by the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) laboratory indicating a failure

Parliament resolutions cannot remove Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials, one time Sport Minister Harin Fernando said.

Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong who visited the northern province for the second time said Chinese enterprises are keen to invest in the north. The Chinese Embassy said the Ambassador made his second visit to donate 5,000 boxes of dry rations worth

Sparking concerns of a major spike in dengue cases, the tally of Dengue cases recorded for 2023 has already topped the 70,000 mark, according to the Epidemiology Unit. In addition, four more dengue related deaths have been reported pushing the tot

Party Leaders yesterday decided to move a joint resolution in Parliament today to remove SLC office bearers including its Chairman. The decision was taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapaksa. The de

A vehicle is seen moving through on a flooded road in Kotugoda, Gampaha, yesterday. Most areas in the Gampaha District are under water due to the heavy rains during the past few days.

Lions Club of Colombo Centennial has stepped forward to make a impact in the fight against paediatric cancer, donated medicines worth Rs 230,000 to the Pediatric Cancer Ward at Apeksha Hospital.

The 20th SIP Abacus and Mental Arithmetic International Competition 2023 was recently held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, under the patronage of SIP Abacus Sri Lanka Country Manager Rishard Raheem. SIP Academy, based in Colombo, is ren

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has made a bold accusation against the Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe alleging that the Minister used parliamentary privileges to disseminate false, malicious, and misleading information. On Monday, Sports Minister sa