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JVP that killed policemen earlier are today holding rallies with retired police officers – UNP General Secretary

UNP General Secretary  Range Bandara stated that the same JVP which killed Police and Army personnel in the past is gathering retired police officers and holding meetings today. Range was speaking at the opening of the Election Operations Office of...

DR. ALAN LIGHTMAN’S INSPIRING LECTURE AT THE AMERICAN CENTER COLOMBO

Highlights U.S.-Sri Lanka People-to-People Ties  The U.S. Embassy is proud to support the visit of acclaimed American physicist and best-selling author, MIT professor Dr. Alan Lightman, to Sri Lanka. On May 31, Dr. Lightman delivered an inspiring lecture at the...
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Sri Lanka elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council

Sri Lanka has been elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the elections held in New York, on 07 June 2024, for a three-year term commencing on 01 January 2025. Sri Lanka obtained 182 votes, of the 189 member states present and...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 10 JUNE 2024

Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 10 June 2024 Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm are likely at some places in Sabaragamuwa province and...

The Folly of Delaying Elections

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, unlike his predecessors, was not elected by the people of Sri Lanka. He was appointed by SLPP MPs to replace the ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Mr Wickremesinghe is working to build a popular base, asserting that he...

President receives warm welcome in India

President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in India this morning (09) via Indira Gandhi Airport to attend the swearing-in ceremony of H.E. Narendra Modi, who has been elected as the Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term. President Wickremesinghe was...

New Log Commander Assumes Office

New Log Commander Assumes Office Major General E.M.M Fernando Hdmc Lsc AATO, the newly-appointed, Commander, Logistic Command Headquarters at Salawa assumed duties on 05 June 2024 during a simple ceremony at his Office amidst religious observances. A Guard Turnout followed...

Supreme Court orders Maithripala to pay Rs.1 M to petitioner

The Supreme Court today ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay Rs. 1 million to the petitioner in the Fundamental Rights petition filed challenging former President Sirisena's decision to grant a Presidential pardon to Royal Park murder convict Don Shamantha...

Approval Granted for “Starlink” to Provide Satellite-Based Internet Services in Sri Lanka

The President has instructed the introduction of relief packages for the education and fishing sectors. State Minister of Technology, Kanaka Herath, announced that the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has granted preliminary approval for ‘Starlink’ to provide satellite-based...

President inaugurates his political office

President Ranil Wickremesinghe inaugurated his new political office in Colombo today (06) at an auspicious moment. The office, located on Sir Ernest de Silva Mawatha, will serve as the center for future political operations. The ceremony included religious rites and...
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