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

Civil Security Department personnels’ dual roles under scrutiny

The Ministry of Defence said that an investigation is underway to determine whether members of the Civil Security Department, who have been assigned to carry out tasks at places of worship, state and other institutions, are engaged in activities beyond their official duties. State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon has directed the Director General of the Civil Security Department Air Vice Marshal Roshan Biyanwila to conduct a thoro

Lycamobile Services appeals against judgement

On 26th October 2023, the Paris Criminal Court, (Tribunal Correctional de Paris), rendered a guilty verdict against Lycamobile Services Limited and Lycamobile Sarl. The same day the companies appealed against the judgement. The appeal is believed to have two consequences, firstly the court will retrial the case and the effects of the judgement are suspended, and secondly Lycamobile Services and Lycomobile Sarl remain presumed innocent. T

Sri Lanka a soft target for cybercrimes: SC determination

Sri Lanka has been identified as a soft target for cybercriminals, and according to the 21st edition of Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report, cryptocurrency mining malware, where cybercriminals seek illicit profits by using victim’s computers to mine cryptocurrency coins such as Bitcoins have increased in the country, according to the Supreme Court determination on Online Safety Bill. Sri Lanka has been identified as a soft target for cyb

Online Safety Bill echoes UK, Australia’s internet regulations to combat cybercrime

Determining that the Online Safety Bill is not inconsistent with the Constitution and can be passed by a simple majority in the House subject to amendments, the Supreme Court has observed that increasingly countries are trying to regulate internet content through “cybercrime legislation”. The Supreme Court determination communicated to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says it covers a wide range of criminal offences from terrorist activities

State Minister and opposition MP claim credit for checkmating liquor tax defaulters

Whilst State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya claimed that a sum of Rs 6,721 million is to be collected from five liquor manufacturing companies which have defaulted taxes, opposition MP Patali Champika Ranawaka claimed that it was the Committee on Ways and Means headed by him that paved the way for the possible collection of the said amount.

Court suspends Sports Minister’s gazette

The Court of Appeal yesterday issued an interim order suspending the operation of the gazette notification issued by Sports Minister appointing an interim committee to Sri Lanka Cricket. The Court of Appeal two-judge-bench comprising Justices Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne and Chamath Morais made this order pursuant to a writ petition filed by SLC President Shammi Silva. This order will be effective till November 16. The petitioner had named

Remove me from Cabinet

The Sri Lanka Cricket crisis took yet another dramatic turn yesterday when Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe asked President Ranil Wickremesinghe to remove him from office while the Court of Appeal gave an order against the new interim committee headed by former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga. Ranasinghe told Parliament that President Ranil Wickremesinghe wanted him to abolish the interim committee when he met him after the Cabinet meeting on Monday

Alleged assault of Diana Gamage, both parties testify before special committee Key witness fails to turn up

Diana alleges that Perera and Bandara assaulted her in the Parliament lobby

30 Factory workers hospitalized after food poisoning

At least 30 employees of a fagarment factory at Meegoda who had taken ill after eating their midday meal yesterday were admitted to the hospital. They were admitted, 17 of them, to th