Capital punishment : Colombo Archdiocese rejects Fr Jude’s views
Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Colombo, Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, today said the Colombo Archdiocese was against capital punishment, responding to a recent remark linked to former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena. Addressing the media,…
Port City to build Rival to Big Ben with Record-Breaking Art Tower – Reports
Sri Lanka is gearing up to rival one of the world’s most iconic landmarks, London’s Big Ben, with the construction of a 15-metre Grand Clock at the Colombo Port City, part of the ambitious US$540 million Clothespin Towers project, it…
Did Cardinal request to appoint Shani & Ravi? Clarification issued
The Colombo Archdiocese has refuted claims that the Archbishop of Colombo had requested the reinstatement of former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Shani Abeysekera and Retired Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne to head the investigations by the current government into the…
Govt reveals Jan to June FDI numbers
Deputy Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, has shared key figures from the Board of Investment’s (BOI) performance dashboard, from January to June 2025, countering scepticism regarding Sri Lanka’s investment climate. According to the report, 57 projects have…
Final rites of the late Dhammadassi Thera to be held on Thursday
The final rites of the late Arunayake of the Asgiri Chapter of the Siam Sect, Most Ven. Anamaduwe Sri Dhammadassi Thera will be held in Kandy on Thursday (24). The final rites will be held at the Police Grounds in…
Dollar rate in Sri Lanka today
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated slightly against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (21 July), compared to last Friday. At Seylan Bank, the buying and selling rates of the US Dollar remain unchanged at Rs….
Failed shooting attempt reported at Colpetty nightclub
An unsuccessful shooting attempt by two individuals who had arrived on a motorcycle has been reported at a nightclub in the Colpetty area on Saturday night (19). According to reports, the intended target was Dematagoda Ruwan, the brother of Dematagoda…
Another indictment served on Mahindananda & Nalin Fernando
Former minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, former Lanka Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando, and former Secretary to the Ministry of Sports, retired Major General Nanda Mallawarachchi, were served indictments before the Colombo High Court today (21) for allegedly committing an offence under the…
IUSF accuses Govt of creating fake “IUSF”
The Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) has accused the government of attempting to create chaos within the student movement by using their party representatives as university student leaders to push through their privatization plans in the education sector. Issuing a statement,…
Minister vows to take action against Dudley’s hotel
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation K.D. Lal Kantha has dismissed claims that a hotel owned by businessman Dudley Sirisena was the reason Parakrama Samudraya was excluded from this year’s program to remove illegal structures from tank bunds. Speaking…