Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena says that the President has issued an order to call the armed forces all over the island for public safety. The Speaker stated today (22) in Parliament that this order has been issued according to the provisions of the 40th Authority Public Security Act. “Considering the need for the maintenance of […]
Fuel prices have been revised. Cipetco said that the relevant fuel price revision will be effective from midnight on September 31. Accordingly, the price of Sri Lanka petrol 92 octane has been reduced by 9 rupees. The new price of a liter of 92 octane fuel, which used to be 365 rupees per liter, is […]
The body of the Sri Lankan nurse Anula Jayathilaka Menike, who died in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was sent to the Katunayake Airport air cargo terminal this morning (28). Mrs. Anula Jayathilaka, 49, has worked as a nurse in the same home in Israel for almost ten years. Her body will be flown from Dubai at […]
The Australian team managed to record a sharp victory by 5 runs in the 27th match of the World Cup One Day Cricket Series. It was in the match against the New Zealand team at the Dharamshala Stadium today. The New Zealand team won the toss and decided to bowl first. Accordingly, the Australian team […]
Based on information derived from a coordinated intelligence operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and Police Narcotic Bureau, a drug-carrying local multiday fishing trawler was intercepted by SLCG Samudraraksha. The intercepted local multiday fishing trawler was escorted to the Dondra fisheries harbour, where the careful search with the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, over […]
The 21st match of the ODI World Cup between India and New Zealand has started now. Indian team captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and they decided to bowl first. However, two changes have been made to the Indian team that will participate in today’s match. Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammad Shami have been called in […]
Sri Lanka women’s cricket team captain Chamari Athapatthu has been named as September’s cricketer of the month by the International Cricket Council. The International Cricket Council has announced that Chamari Atapattu has won the ICC September Cricketer of the Month award, defeating South African players Laura Volvad and Nadine de Klerk. Also, the International Cricket […]
It has been revealed in an investigation carried out today (13) by the officials of Nallathanniya Wildlife Office that a body of a mountain tiger which had died mysteriously was found today (13) and a part of the body’s skin had been cut off by some group. Nallathanniya Wildlife after being informed by Hatton Police […]
The world’s two largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia and Russia, have officially announced the extension of their production cuts and export restrictions until the end of this year. Analysts say that oil prices can be expected to rise further due to limited supply and rising demand. The decision was announced by the two main OPEC […]
The International Cricket Council today announced the prize money to be awarded to the teams in the 2023 World Cup One Day Cricket Tournament. Accordingly, the prize money for the team that wins the World Cup in 2019 as well as this year is 4 million US dollars. That is a value of about 129 […]