I have never met Shammi: AKD

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 to an allegation by Dissanayake that he had been engaged in extortion.

SL Parliament- Burning issues out, cricket in

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 decided it fit to dedicate an entire day to debate cricket yesterday and pass allegations on Sri Lanka Cricket. Following an entire day’s debate, at the end of the day no vote was taken as initially plan

Sufficient fuel stocks not maintained at CPC for emergency use; COPE reveals

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

SLC funded JVP? Prasanna raises doubts

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, Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunge said today. He told Parliament that it was the President who said it was pointless talking about issues of the SLC without amending the Sports Act. “It is th

Parliament unanimously approve SLC removal

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 necessity as the opposition moved it while it was seconded by the government. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena put the question before the House and inquired whether it agrees with the resolution. Chief Gov

Dramas in the House during debate on Cricket

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

No tax concessions for casino owners Collect 70% tax from their income

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

Transferring funds from USD to LKR accounts a longstanding practice: SLC

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

Parliamentary privileges Statements with reference to judges, a threat to independence of judiciary : BASL

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

Ganja break

Two teachers in Welimada arrested for smoking Ganja during duty hours

Batticaloa cattle farmers crisis Journalists obstructed at Mayilathamadu checkpoint

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

Mannar wind power project Kanchana trying to sneak in Electricity Bill amidst Cricket chaos? Charitha

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

SLC Interim Committee Arjuna shouldn’t have been appointed as Chairman: Vijitha

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 Parliament that former captain Arjuna Ranathunga should not have been appointed as the Interim Committee Chairman claiming that he had previously contested the SLC election for the post of Chairmanship. “

‘Betting’ Shammi or Roshan; President must decide: Roshan

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

Will seek legal advice if asked to resign: Sri Lanka Cricket

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

Colombo Magistrate orders suspension of two insurance policies of Dinesh Schaffter

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

NMRA gets new CEO

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

Discussions to extradite 30 organised criminals hiding overseas: Minister

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 foreig

Substandard diesel unloaded despite failing quality standards: Union

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 cannot remove SLC officials: Fmr. Sports Minister

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

Chinese companies keen to invest in the north – Chinese Embassy

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 Rs. 37.5 million under Faxian Charity Project to needy families in Jaffna,Vavunia, Mullaitivu

Dengue cases in Sri Lanka surpass 70,000

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 total number of deaths to 43. As of November 08, 70,178 cases have been reported in 2023, with the highest number of cases being from th

Parliament to move resolution today to remove SLC office bearers

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 debate on the resolution would be held from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm. The vote would be taken up at 5.30 pm this evening a

Driving through floods...

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 extends support to Apekesha Hospital

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.

SIP Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Int’l Competition 2023 held

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 renowned for its programmes designed to develop children’s skills to international standards.There are more than 1,000 children in

SLC accuses Sports Minister of spreading false information under parliamentary privileges

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 sai

Rotary Club of Colombo South ‘Vocational Excellence Award’ 2023

Rotary Club of Colombo South recently presented ‘Vocational Excellence Award’ for 2023 to Senior Lecturer of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura Dr S.M.K.S. Seneviratne. She is credited as the pioneer behind the establishment of the B.Sc. Nursing programme within a conventional university.

Tourists protest against hotel in old post office

A group of foreign tourists yesterday staged a protest against the government’s decision to lease the Nuwara Eliya post office building for a hotel. They said they were surprised to learn about the decision from posters and banners displaced in front of the post office by organisations protesting against it. They expressed concern about losing lovely and attractive national heritage sites in this manner. The tourists pointed out that Sri La

Charge income tax from companies which had earned super gains from sugar tax: COPF

Committee on Public Finance (COPF) had yesterday instructed the Ministry of Finance to impose income tax on companies that exploited the ‘midnight gazette’ to make significant profits, out of import duty adjustment on sugar, Daily Mirror reliably learns. The Committee had also tasked officials with developing and implementing mechanisms to collect these taxes or providing detailed explanations if they are unable to do so, along with proposing r