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The country is destroyed .... artistes ... without just eating and drinking what is given .... get to the streets on 1st - Oshadee Hewamadduma Tele-actress Oshadee Hewamadduma says that by now Sri Lanka has been destroyed under the new regime and made a request from artistes all over the country to get on to the roads tomorrow for the...

The queer baby - birth that moved Lindula Hospital An incident where an abnormal birth at Lindula Hospital was reported which revealed the possibility of an accident because of lack of nourishment in mothers who are to give birth. This unfortunate child was born with the nose on the forehead, the ears on one place of the head and with...

Bill being passed ... a joy beyond limit - Maithri says How President watched 19th voting session The President Maithripala Sirisena too watched live the voting procedures of the 19th Amendment forwarded to the parliament at his parliament office over the the television. President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (28) expressed his...

World's largest stone Buddha statue unveiled at Rambodagalla by President (pictures) ...

Vaas resigns from his post of ‘bowling coach’ The fast bowling coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team Chaminda Vaas has resigned from his post of the fast bowling coach of the SLC. When inquired from the Chief Executive officer of Sri Lanka Cricket, Ashley de Silva on this matter he had said that his period of contract had lapsed. ...

Basil questioned for 03 more hours The former Minister of economic development Basil Rajapaksa had been further questioned by the Colombo Financial Frauds Investigation unit today the 30th instant. Police officials of the Colombo financial frauds investigation unit had visited the Merchant’s ward at the National hospital and recorded...

Not decided yet whether to participate in May rally or not - Mahinda The former president Mahinda Rajapaksa had quipped that although he has received an invitation from Wimal Weerawansa to attend the May Day rally in Kirulapona, he has not yet decided to attend any May Day rally. The former president had quipped at a ceremony held at...

Difficult operation of 19th Amendment over tug-o-war with Opposition yesterday .... How Maithri - Ranil found things difficult It was reported that as a result of a massive challenge to pass the Bill, the tug-o-war between the government Party and the Opposition to a close because of the two relevant clauses brought forward to the two...

A special Presidential Task Force has been appointed for the reacquisition of State Resources. The President has handed over the Letters of Appointment concerned to the members of the Task Force. The Special Presidential Task Force for the Reacquisition of State Resources comprises 13 members. They include President’s Counsel Yasantha [...

Minister Patalie Champika Ranawaka has pointed out that Parliament will not be dissolved without the adoption of the 20th Constitutional Amendment. The Minister was addressing a news conference convened to express gratitude to all parties that extended support for the approval of the 19th Constitutional Amendment. The Minister said that [...

The Nepalese Government has said that it will never forget the support extended by Sri Lanka as a true friend at a time it was experiencing a disastrous situation. The Nepalese Government had made this reference when a delegation including Minister A.H.M. Fowzie visited Nepal to look into the programme [...

Workers in the world are geared to commemorate World Labour Day tomorrow. Their Sri Lankan counterparts will also join in commemorating the event. Commemoration of May Day commenced in the year 1886. A group of workers numbering around 40 thousand gathered in Chicago in the United States and staged a [...

The United States has welcomed the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the constitution by Parliament. US State Department Acting Spokesperson Marie Harf, said the US considered the move as part of the new Government’s domestic reform agenda. She said this in response to a query raised at a news [...

The Sacred Bone Relics of the Lord Buddha were brought to the island last night from Myanmar. The Sacred Relics are reported have been obtained from the Gandhara area in Pakistan. The Sacred Relics were brought to the island by a delegation led by Ven. U Nayana Won Tah. On [...

Parliamentarians Vasudeva Nanayakkara and Wimal Weerawansa lodged complaints with the Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption today. They made a complaint with respect to a malpractice that is alleged to have taken place at the Colombo Port during the administration of Former President Chandrika Kumaratunge. They have accused that no [...

The girl who scribbled on the Sigiriya Mirror wall was released today under a Presidential pardon. The Dambulla Magistrate sentenced her to two years imprisonment for this crime. Many appeals were made by her mother as well as various organizations calling for her release. Sinnathambi Udayasri, a 27-year old garment [...

Five persons found guilty in the murder of a resident of Beddagana in 2000 were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court today. Six suspects were charged with the murder. However the sentence was handed down to five of them as the other had already passed away. The High [...

A majority in the country battled for 37 years to reduce the powers of the President. As a result the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted in Parliament. A majority of members of Parliament gave their nod for its passage. But Parliamentarian Sarath Weerasekara is the only member of [...

A peculiar complaint to Bribery on Chandrika by Wimal Members of Parliament Wimal Weerawansa and Vasudeva Nanayakkara as published in the media before had lodged a complaint today on a bribery incident involving former president Chandrika Kumaratunga. It was said that the complaint to be made is on a person that cannot be believed and...

Dimuth Karunarathne takes hand in marriage with tele-actress Anuradha Cricketer Dimuth Karunarathne entered into marriage today (29). He took his hand in marriage with tele-actress Anuradha Kurukulasooriya. The wedding rites were performed at Gangarama Temple. Anuradha is a new actress who has participated in acting in tele-dramas such...

Opening ceremony of world's largest Buddha statue .... opens today in Kurunegala The Buddha statue which becomes the world's largest rock-stone Buddha statue is to be opened today in Kurunegala under the auspices of the President. This statue which is known as Rambadagalla Pilimavahanse is 67.5 feet in height. M.M. Sthapathi is the individual...

Police attacks IUSF Bikkhu undergraduates with tear gas and water cannons This afternoon when the Bikkhu undergraduates of the Inter University Students Federation staged a protest opposite the premises of the University Grants Commission the police had dispersed them using tear gas and high pressure water cannons. This has been as a...

OIC cinnamon garden hospitalised beaten by Monks The Buddhist monks undergraduates of the inter university student federation had tried to enter the premises of the university grants commission, in an effort to hand over a petition to withdraw the rule to restrict the intake of Bikkhu university students to universities. During the protest...