COLOMBO (News1st): Tributes continued to flow in from several quarters including the Maha Sangha over the demise of Mr. R. Rajamahendran, the chairman of the Capital Maharaja Group on Sunday. We pray for the chairman of the Capital Maharaja Group, Mr R. Rajamahendran to attain the bliss of Nibbana, Ven. Bengamuwe Nalaka Thero, the convener of the [7/28/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Opposition lawmaker Harin Fernando has challenged the public security minister for a discussion on his remarks over the April 21st attacks. I wish to tell Sarath Weerasekara that I am interested in discussing the statements I made in parliament on the April 21st attacks, on a television channel, Fernando said. He made these remarks [7/28/2021] …
In 2015 during a Gammadda program, a 13-year-old Jeewantha Rathnayake from Kalugollagama, Galunbindunuwewa made to restore his sight, and this appeal brought tears to the eyes of many. Rohitha Rajapaksa, son of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had come across a video clip with the boy making a request and brought [7/28/2021] …
The body of Jude Kumar Ishalini, the 16-year-old girl who was employed as a domestic aide at Ex-Minister Rishad Bathiudeen’s residence, will be exhumed on Friday, the 30th of July. The 03-member Panel of Experts appointed on Wednesday (28) to conduct the 02nd postmortem will visit the grave in Dayagama on Friday, [7/28/2021] …
Sri Lanka is to receive 728,460 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Japan under the COVAX facility on Saturday (31). The Government of Japan decided to provide 1.47 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in Japan to Sri Lanka through the COVAX Facility of the World Health Organization (WHO) to help [7/28/2021] …
Thousands of Teachers and Principals protested across many cities in Sri Lanka demanding the government take necessary measures to solve the issues that have gone unsolved for many years. These protest marches took place in the Kuliyapitiya, Mahiyanganaya, Ratnapura, Hanwella, Galle, Eheliyagoda, and Mahawa towns on Wednesday (28). ‘We do not want [7/28/2021] …
A special discussion on formulating a mechanism for promotion of sectors that have been identified to have national importance was held at the Ministry of Finance today (28). The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Finance, Basil Rajapaksa, who emphasized on the importance of identifying sectors that can draw investors and [7/28/2021] …
Those who get involved in protests must bear responsibility if another COVID-19 cluster breaks out, Deputy Director-General of Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath says. Speaking to the media today (28) Dr. Herath mentioned that health authorities have consistently emphasised the adverse effects of organizing protests during this time, however some continue to [7/28/2021] …
Wanindu Hasaranga has overtaken Rashid Khan and has been placed second in the ICC T20I bowlers rankings following his performance during the SLvIND T20 match. Other players in the rankings include South Africa’s Tabraiz Shamsi, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan, England’s Adil Rashid and Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Muralitharan also recently complimented Hasaranga, mentioning that IPL should [7/28/2021] …
Sri Lanka recorded 40,803 COVID-19 cases in July, said the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) on Wednesday (28). The Highest number of 6,729 of these cases were from the Colombo District while the Gampaha District also recorded 6,471 COVID infections. [7/28/2021] …
