Inter-School Rugby: St. Joseph's in big win over Kingswood, St. Anthony's edge Wesley

St. Joseph’s romped to a comfortable 48 points to 15 win over Kingswood College in their Under 29 Inter-School Rugby League match.

C.D. Wickramaratne continues as IGP for three more months

C.D. Wickramaratne has been given a three-month extension as the IGP with effect from today (09) by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Sri Lanka bowled out for 233

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 233 by the Netherlands, in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.

Man acquitted of robbery charges after 20 years

The Court of Appeal last Friday (07) set aside a judgement of the Panadura High Court and acquitted a man from robbery charges over an incident that had taken place in 2002, due to insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction.

Diana Gamage complains against nuisance caller who uploaded audio clip

State Minister Diana Gamage in a letter addressed to the head of the Police Cyber Crimes Division has requested the removal of an audio clip which is being virally circulated on social media.

SL Navy seize 12 trawlers with 74 Indian fishermen so far this year

The Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard conducted a special operation to chase away Indian trawlers poaching on Sri Lankan waters yesterday and the operation led to the apprehension of 02 Indian trawlers with 15 Indian nationals poaching on Sri Lankan waters off the Delft Island, Jaffna.

Return Coats of Arms taken away during Aragalaya or face legal consequences: President’s Secretary

The public has been requested to hand over to the Presidential Secretariat the Coats of Arms with archaeological or artistic value that belonged to Sri Lanka’s former Governors and Presidents, which went missing during the Aragalaya, before July 31 or face legal consequences.

Sri Lanka, Netherlands eye final success with World Cup spots secure

The undefeated Sri Lanka have been the standouts of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier but will come up against an orange surge in the final as the Netherlands ride a wave of stunning success.

’’Visumpaya”, official residence of several state leaders, to become Boutique Hotel

The Urban Development Authority (UDA) has planned to convert ’’Visumpaya’’, which has been used as the official residence of several state leaders such as Sirimavo Bandaranaike and D.M. Jayaratne, into a Boutique Hotel.

India now biggest source market for Sri Lanka tourism: SLTPB

India is the biggest market for Sri Lanka in terms of tourism arrivals and that is likely to be the case in the long term as well, said Chalaka Gajabahu, chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB), the government body responsible for handling all marketing and promotion activities for the island nation.

Eight men remanded for stripping, assaulting monk and two women

Eight individuals who were arrested by the Nawagamuwa police over the assault on Pallegama Sumana Thero and two women inside a house at Bomiriya, Rassapana in Nawagamuwa have been remanded till July 12 by Kaduwela Acting Magistrate Hemantha Wettasinghe today.

President asks Tiran to decide on IGP post

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed Public Security Minister Tiran Alles to take the final decision on the appointment of the new IGP, informed sources said.

Tug en route to India drifts into SL waters with Indian and Indonesian nationals

The Sri Lanka Navy rendered assistance to the barge ‘Atulya’, towed by tug ‘Avadh’, en route to India from the Maldives, which had drifted to the Nadukuda coast south of Mannar with nine crew members who are Indian and Indonesian nationals.

Health authorities in hot water over critical health issues

The health authorities including Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella have been reprimanded over existing issues plaguing the health sector.

Eight arrested for stripping, assaulting monk and two women

Eight individuals were arrested by the Nawagamuwa police today over the assault on Pallegama Sumana Thera and two women inside a house at Bomiriya, Rassapana in Nawagamuwa.

C.D Wickramaratne given another extension as IGP ?

Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D Wickramaratne has been reportedly given another three months service extension by President Ranil Wickramasinghe, sources at the police headquarters said.

Arrest those stripped and assaulted monk, two women: Minister orders police

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles ordered to arrest the individuals who had assaulted a Buddhist monk and two women after stripping them naked as shown in a video.

Price increase has not hindered lottery sales: NLB, DLB

Though the price of lottery tickets had been increased to Rs. 40 each, the sale of lottery tickets on Thursday (6) was very successful, the National Lotteries Board (NLB) and the Development Lotteries Board (DLB) said.

Commercial, state banks must grant concessions to customers: Siyambalapitiya

With the reduction of interest rates in line with the reduction in policy interest rates, commercial and state banks must grant concessions to their customers. The Central Bank (CB) has the direct responsibility of regulating it, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Increase of container traffic reported at Customs inspection yards: Spokesman

There is an increase in the receiving of containers at the Colombo port after the recent five-day long weekend, Customs Deputy Director (Legal) and media spokesman Sudatta Silva said.

Excise Dept. grants two weeks for liquor companies to pay taxes: Minister

The Excise Department has given a period of two weeks to liquor companies which have not paid their excise taxes to settle such tax payments, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

Thriposha production at higher capacity: Chairman

The machines as well as the employees at the company are working at full capacity, and Thriposha is being manufactured at a higher capacity, Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited Chairman Deepthi Kularathna announced.

Sri Lankan mahout honoured by Thai royals for taking care of ailing Sak Surin

Their Majesties the King and Queen presented a gift to a Sri Lankan mahout who took care of the ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin, now in 30-day quarantine in Lampang province, after being flown from Sri Lankan on July 2.

Exams Dept starts calling for 2023 A/L exam applications till July 28

The Examinations Department announced that they have started calling for applications online for the 2023 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) Examinations, Commissioner General of Examinations Amith Jayasundara said.

Sajith will get rid of some SJBers soon – Hirunika

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa will get rid of Sjbers who are really with President Ranil Wickremesinghe soon, former MP Hirunika Premachandra said yesterday.

Robots say they won’t steal jobs, rebel against humans

Robots presented at an AI forum said on July 7 they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel against us.

Govt. negligence costs Sri Lanka $6.9Mn in unrecovered compensation: Report

The Sri Lankan government finds itself in a precarious position, unable to recoup a staggering $6.9 million paid as compensation to a Chinese company over the controversial purchase of a stock bio-fertilizer because the Sri Lankan authorities failed to keep the letters of credit and the performance bond related to the transaction valid without expiration during the time of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government, the Auditor General observes.

Indian Foreign Secretary to arrive in Colombo early next week

Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra will arrive in Sri Lanka early next week to work out arrangements for President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to New Delhi on July 20, Daily Mirror learns.

Suicide attempt of suspect with open warrant foiled, arrested

A 36-year-old suspect with a pending warrant against him was arrested while he was attempting to commit suicide after pouring petrol on his body and setting himself on fire this afternoon in Wellampitiya, police said.

Jaffna - Chennai flights to resume from July 16

Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagle announced the expansion of flights between Chennai and Jaffna, which now operates only four times a week, to begin operations on a daily basis starting from July 16.