“When someone invites for a book launch, we attend, but we don’t know ahead the contents of the book prior to launch” -SJB
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Gary Kirsten’s Former Coaching Team Members Join Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket’s newly appointed coaches Ryan van Niekerk and Jordan Gregory were brought in following recommendations by new Head Coach Gary Kirsten. Both van Niekerk and Gregory are South Africans, like Kirsten, and have previously worked under his private…
SJB says presence at Gammanpila event not an endorsement of book content
The main opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), says the party does not agree with the facts in the book written by former MP Udaya Gammanpila, titled ‘The Mastermind of the Easter Attack’. Addressing the media, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Maddumabandara…
Sri Lanka Cricket names New National Bowling & Fielding Coaches
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Ryan van Niekerk as National Bowling Coach and Jordan Gregory as National Fielding and Spin Bowling Coach at the National High Performance Centre. Ryan van Niekerk, who served as bowling coach and interim head…
Pillayan remanded after court appearance following nearly a year in detention
Former Eastern Province Governor Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as ‘Pillayan’, was remanded by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court pending the Attorney General’s recommendations over investigations into the 2006 disappearance of an Eastern Province Vice Chancellor. According to court proceedings, Pillayan…
Applications Called for Grade 2–4 and 7–11 Admissions in National Schools
The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has issued Circular No. 09/2026 on the admission of students to Grades 2 to 11 in national schools, excluding Grades 5 and 6, for the 2026 academic year. According to the…
Big Match called off after Sylvester’s student killed in accident
The 66th “Battle of the Babes” big match between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College was called off on Wednesday following the death of a St. Sylvester’s student in a road accident. Police said two students were travelling on a…
April 03 : ‘Caution level’ heat alert issued for 21 districts
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for warm weather in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern, North-western, Northern and North-central provinces, and the Monaragala district. Per the advisory, valid for tomorrow (April 03), the Heat Index, the temperature felt…
Fuel allowances for MPs, officials to be based on March 1 prices
The Ministry of Finance has announced that fuel allowances provided to ministers, deputy ministers, members of parliament, government officials, and other categories will now be calculated based on the fuel price prevailing on March 1, 2026. In a statement, the…
Major General Manada Yahampath appointed Sri Lanka Army Chief of Staff
Major General Manada Yahampath of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry has been appointed as the 68th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army with effect from April 2, 2026. The appointment was announced by the Sri Lanka Army today….