Category: Local News

The National Thowheed Jama’ath (NTJ) Leader Zaharan Hashim- led group had initially planned to carry out the bombings on Easter Sunday, with the involvement of 20 suicide bombers targeting crowded places including hospitals.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has stressed the need to put in place a mechanism to help both the producer and the consumer by ensuring that commodities are reasonably priced.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 16 October 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

Veteran actress Anula Bulathsinhala has passed away at the age of 73 at the Sri Jayawardenapura Hospital.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Two workers were killed when a temporary elevator at a clothing store in Kandy collapsed with them this morning.

Easter Sunday attacks could have been prevented if necessary action had been taken, and officials who did not do so should be held responsible for the carnage, former President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday night, testifying before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating the Easter Sunday attacks.

The Government has decided to hand over the importation of Basmati rice to ‘Sathosa’ and ‘Lak Sathosa’, Environment Minister Mahinda Amarawera said.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya says the international community is currently questioning Sri Lanka’s ability to repay foreign loans in due course.

Steps have been taken to issue a gazette notification making health guidelines including wearing face masks & maintaining social distancing compulsory.

The National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka says all cinemas will be closed till the 31st of October.

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 15 October 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.

The producers of Vijay Sethupathi’s Muttiah Muralitharan biopic 800 issued a statement on Wednesday (October 15) claiming that the film is purely a sports biography film.

Lawyers of parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen has filed a writ application at the Court of Appeal seeking a court order to prevent his arrest.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Rajitha Senaratne yesterday charged that the attempts to arrest Rishad Bathiudeen and his bother are politically motivated.

Minister of Transport, Gamini Lokuge, said an emergency telephone number (1955) has been introduced by his Ministry, for commuters to lodge complaints regarding any issues they encounter while travelling in buses. He said issues concerning bus travel on all bus routes could be forwarded to the aforesaid number.