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A question from the country of birth of Miss Universe 2023

23-year-old Shanice Palacios from Nicaragua won the title of Miss Universe 2023. The pageant where she won the Miss Universe title was held in El Salvador. Although Shanice has managed to bring great fame to her country by winning this crown, she is currently receiving ‘kindness’ from the rulers of Nicaragua. In this background, it […]

“Thatta Ruwan” was re-arrested for 6 crimes

The Western Province South Diksha Crime Division says that ‘Kahathuduwe Thatta Ruwan’, who was released from prison for more than twenty years due to theft and robbery, was arrested in Kahathuduwa on the 11th for six similar crimes. The police say that the suspect also took into custody a stock of gold, milk powder and […]

Special Advance to Government Servants

The government has decided to give a special advance to government employees for the next year. The Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs stated that cash of 4000 rupees will be given in this way. This grant is to be given from January 1st to February 29th, 2024. Also, it is planned to recover […]

Kudu Dhanu arrested.

The Police Special Task Force has arrested a woman nicknamed Kudu Dhanoo, who is said to have led the drug trafficking of Matara Kalpa, a powerful drug dealer and organized criminal who is hiding in a foreign country, along with ice drugs. The woman, Kudu Dhanu, was arrested during a raid conducted by a team […]

Cricketer Sachitra ordered to appear for a voice test

Recently (01), the Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered cricketer Sachitra Senanayake to appear before the government’s taster’s department to take a voice test for the investigation into the fixing of money in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2020 cricket tournament. This order was issued when a complaint lodged by the Sports Corruption Prevention Unit against Sachitra […]

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 03 DECEMBER 2023

The Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal located near latitude 11.2°N and longitude 82.7°E, at 2330hrs of 02 December and about 330 km northeast of Jaffna. It will develop into a Cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. The system is moving away from the island near the northern coast of Sri Lanka, towards North […]

Navy receives Islamic blessings on 73rd Anniversary

A unique Islamic prayer session took place today (02nd December 2023) at the Jummah Mosque on Chatham Street. The purpose was to seek blessings for the upcoming 73rd Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, falling on 09th December. On the sidelines of anniversary celebrations, the Navy has organized a series of multi-religious programmes to invoke […]

Eka Dantha was shot

  Wild life officials say that single tusk elephants roaming around the National Namal Park have been shot. The elephant known as ‘Eka Danta’, which is native to Kalawewa National Park, has been shot. According to a notification given by the officials of the Galkiriagama Wildlife Site Security Office regarding the elephant, a group of […]

Mathews enter IPL auction at highest base price

  Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been named among the players grouped under the highest initial bid in the Indian Premier League player auction. The Indian Premier League player auction is scheduled to be held on December 19 in Dubai. There are 1,166 players registered for this year’s player auction, and a maximum of […]

Over 100mm of rain in some areas

The Department of Meteorology has issued a statement saying that due to the low pressure zone existing in the southeast Bay of Bengal sea area, an increase in rain conditions can be expected in the island and the northeast monsoon weather conditions are gradually establishing over the island. Due to this, there may be rain […]