Category: Local News

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.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday (20) raised concerns in Parliament over the issue of the victims of micro finance debt traps.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Parliamentarian Diana Gamage has called for the legalisation of marijuana cultivation in Sri Lanka to increase foreign exchange inflow.

Parliamentarian Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe’s son arrested over an accident at Rajagiriya where 4 persons were injured last night, police said.

Security will be beefed up for the religious and other ceremonies to mark the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks, which falls tomorrow, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India on Monday seized nearly 340 kg of heroin from a Sri Lankan shipping boat and arrested five people for drug trafficking in Kochi, Indian media reported.

His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, today requested the public to observe two minutes’ silence at 8.45 a.m. on April 21 as a mark of respect for the victims of the Easter Sunday bombings.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has further appreciated against the US Dollar today (19).

Parliamentarian Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka says if the Port City project is carried out in a stringent manner, it can be an asset to the country.