Category: Local News

The opposition today accused the government of attempting to arrest Parliamentarian Harin Fernando based on a statement made in Parliament.

Three persons including the father-in-law of Easter Sunday attack mastermind Zahran Hashim were arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) at Kekunagolla in Kuliyapitiya for having attended extremist ideology lessons conducted by Zahran.

Former Prime Minister and leader of the UNP Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged the Government to ensure broader discussion on the proposed Port City bill to make necessary changes.

With the recent surge in COVID-19 figures in Sri Lanka, the number of admissions to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) has reached a level beyond its capacity, sources revealed.

Kuliyapitiya Police area will be isolated with effect from midnight today, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.

Samagi Jana Balavegaya Member of Parliament, Harin Fernando has been summoned to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at 10:00 am on Friday (April 23).

China’s Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe will visit Sri Lanka from 27th to 29th April 2021, said the Department of Government Information today (22).

SriLankan Airlines flight UL116, which was parked at the Malé International Airport yesterday was damaged when a ground support vehicle collided with the aircraft, SriLankan Airline said in a statement today.

A Sri Lankan Catholic archbishop appealed to the country’s Muslims on Wednesday to reject extremism and join Catholics in determining the truth behind Easter Sunday suicide bombings in 2019 that killed 269 people.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday insisted that the efficiency of the public institutions must be enhanced to put an end to the frequent public complaint that those do not cater to their needs.

The JVP will celebrate May Day, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday (21). He said the Government has made the decision to cancel May Day Rallies based on political issues rather than health reasons.

Most Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera said he would request the CID to find out what happened to US$ 5 million (Rs 1 billion) that the International Muslim Organization donated to the Government on July 30, 2019 to be used for the welfare of victims of the Easter Sunday Terror Attacks.

Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi says six individuals who were administered the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVIShield vaccine in Sri Lanka reportedly developed blood clots, with three of them passing away.

Mrs. World Inc. Organization, today said it had accepted the resignation of Caroline Jurie stating that the first runner up at last year’s international pageant, Mrs. Ireland World, Kate Schneider, will now become the new Mrs. World 2020.

Sri Lanka is marking one of its darkest days in history today (April 21), with the second commemoration of the deadly Easter Sunday terror attacks which claimed the lives of more than 250 and injured at least 500 others.

Some information revealed by SJB MPs Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara with regard to the Easter Sunday attack in Parliament caused uproar in Parliament yesterday.