2020-01-21 17:03
Judicial Services Commission had today
(21)interdicted the Embilipitiya High Court Judge Gihan Pilapitiya from his service regarding the controversial telephone conversations he has said… Read More
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SRI LANKAN NEWS AS IT HAPPENS
BY EMANTHI MARAMBE
2020-01-21 15:13
Today (21) is the 73rd birthday of the Sinhala Cinema. Every year the National Film Corporation hosts a function or screening a yesteryear film on behalf of it.
However this year (2020) the… Read More
2020-01-21 13:47
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51189589 Read More
2020-01-20 20:24
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-
china-51171035 Read More
2020-01-20 19:28
Although there's no threat of spreading
the New Corona virus currently spreading in China ,in Sri Lanka the Health Unit of the Katunayake International Airport is currently screening all… Read More
2020-01-20 19:05
Colombo Chief Magistrate Court has
today (20) released the former Media Minister of the Former President Mahinda Rajapakshe s Regime before 2015 Keheliya Rambukwella and then chairman of t… Read More
2020-01-20 18:34
2020-01-20 18:15
Retired Colombo High Court Judge
Padmini Ranawake had today (20)appeared before the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD)at Dematagoda ,Colombo and given a Three and half hour statement regarding… Read More
2020-01-20 17:19
Two foreign Nationals and two local
Tourist guides had been injured and hospitalized due to a Wasp attack at Horton plains Wild Life Park in World's End today (20).
The injured had been… Read More
2020-01-20 13:57
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51177838 Read More
2020-01-20 06:36
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-
australia-51170994 Read More
2020-01-20 01:48
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LktF79TVLso Read More
2020-01-19 21:49
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/20/huge-dust-storms-hit-central-new-south-wales Read More
2020-01-19 21:38
Colombo Crimes Division (CCD)had
today (19)recorded a statement from Embilipitiya High Court Magistrate GI han Pilapitiya for more than three hours over his involvement
In tel… Read More
2020-01-19 21:37
2020-01-19 19:57
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-51168462/canada-snowstorms-state-of-emergency-declared Read More
2020-01-19 18:52
European Union had agreed to provide
GSP + Facilty to Sri Lanka until 2023 according to the Ministry of Industries Export ,Investment Promotions, Tourism and Civil Aviation .
European Un… Read More
2020-01-19 18:35
Four persons including a child had
been killed and 13 others including a Tipper Truck driver had been injured and hospitalized due to a head on Collision between A Bus and a Tipper… Read More
2020-01-19 17:38
2020-01-19 17:18
The water charges with the usage of
more than 15 units will be increased in near future according to the state Minister Of Water Supplies resources Wasudeva Nanayakkara .
Add… Read More
2020-01-19 16:50
A 21 year old Buddhist Monk had
passed away unfortunatley today (19)due to a misfiring of a firearm belonging to a Police officer who was on mobile patrol at Hungama are… Read More
2020-01-18 22:44
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-
51148303 Read More
2020-01-18 22:28
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-
51160541 Read More
2020-01-18 22:06
A Sudden fire erupted in a Garbage
Dump at Madampitiya ,Grand pass this evening (18) had brought under control according to The Colombo Fire services Departmemt.
Accord… Read More
2020-01-18 21:49
A fisheries boat carrying six local
fishermen had toppled over in middle of the sea after leaving the Pattiyawaraya in WandurupPa area ,Ambalanthota this morning (19) .
However a fisherm… Read More
2020-01-18 21:32
Anti Narcotic Unit of the Airport
Customs had today arrested 05 Kurunagala Based Sri Lankan Businessmen who had attempted to smuggle 1464 Cigarette Cartons containing 292.800 Cigarette st… Read More
2020-01-18 18:20
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.
com/en/storm-flooding-misery-follow-bushfires-in-australia/a-52049688 Read More
2020-01-18 04:21
President Gotabaya Rajapakshe has
yesterday (17)recommended the name of the Courts Of Appeal Judge and Chairman Yasantha Kodagoda to the Constitutional Council to appoint him … Read More
2020-01-18 04:06
2020-01-17 20:39
2020-01-17 20:28
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the
guardian.com/world/2020/jan/17/hundreds-of-thousands-of-fish-dead-in-nsw-as-bushfire-ash-washed-into-river Read More
2020-01-17 20:02
Civil Aviation Authority had lifted the
Ben imposed over operation of Drones with immediate effect .
The ban on Drones was imposed by the good governance government as a security meassur… Read More
2020-01-17 19:36
Nine Passangers including the Bus
driver and a 10 year old school girl had been injured and hospitalized after the Private Bus they were travelling in falling down a 55 feet deep precipic… Read More
2020-01-17 19:05
Tribunal Judge panel has
today(17)released six accused persons of the Avant-Guarde illegal floating armoury case five of them from all charges and the chairman of … Read More
2020-01-17 12:12
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the
guardian.com/world/2020/jan/16/indian-bakers-rise-to-task-of-making-worlds-longest-cake Read More
2020-01-17 02:15
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-
us-canada-51069958/building-collapse-misses-pedestrians-by-seconds Read More
2020-01-17 02:10
2020-01-16 21:26
Judicial Service Commission has today
(16)interdicted Baddegama Magistrate Dammika Hemapala over involved in a controversial Telephone conversation with UNP MP Ranjan Ramanayake without h… Read More
2020-01-16 21:00
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-51132764 Read More
2020-01-16 20:24
Polonnaruwa Magistrate Asela De Silva
has today (16)ordered the Welikanda Public Health Inspector (PHI) to release a stock of 85,000 Kilo Grammes of Rice taken in to custody by Coms… Read More
2020-01-16 19:31
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-
england-hampshire-51105006/buddha-heirloom-returned-to-sri-lanka-by-hampshire-family Read More
2020-01-16 19:22
A 22 hour long water cut will be
implemented in Several areas of Colombo including Colombo ,Dehiwala ,Mount-Lavinia ,Kaduwela and Kotte Municipal Coumcil areas from 9 a.m on this Saturday… Read More
2020-01-16 18:42
2020-01-16 18:32
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-51135384/australia-fires-rain-finally-falls-on-some-bushfires Read More
2020-01-15 17:29
President Gotabaya Rajapakshe has
decided to implement a National Programme to provide Essential Commodities including Rice ,Dhal ,Fish and Eggs to low income Earning families for l… Read More
2020-01-15 16:54
Nugegoda Magistrate Wasantha
Kumara had today (15)ordered to remand United National Party (UNP)MP and popular actor Ranjan Ramanayake until 29 th of January over defamimg and… Read More
2020-01-15 06:59
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nd
tv.com/world-news/australias-kangaroo-island-had-46-000-koalas-after-bushfire-only-9-000-remain-2164222%3famp=1&akamai-rum=off Read More
2020-01-15 06:50
2020-01-15 06:38
2020-01-15 04:18
https://www.google.com/amp/s/mobile.r
euters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1ZD04R Read More
2020-01-14 22:28
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-
canada-51112630 Read More
2020-01-14 22:22
The local rap singer who had been
charged over rapping yesteryer sinhala songs without getting permission from the song owners ,Iraj Weeraratne has been appointed as a member of the Board… Read More
2020-01-14 22:20
2020-01-14 21:43
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-australia-51101049 Read More
2020-01-14 21:37
Three members of a same family
including a 45 year old Mother and her son and daugher had been drowned this evening (14)whilst bathing in Ralmaduwa Tank at Wanathawilluwa,Puttalam… Read More
2020-01-14 21:21
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-
51104299 Read More
2020-01-14 20:43
President Gotabaya Rajapakshe had
today (14)instructed the officials to
increase the minimum daily wage of an Estate worker to Rs.1000 with effect from 01st of March this ye… Read More
2020-01-14 20:27
Former Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had appeared before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)this noon (14)and given a four and
half hour statement regarding the press brie… Read More
2020-01-14 20:07
Police officers attached to Colombo
Crimes Division(CCD) had today (14) arrested the United National MP and popular actor Ranjan Ramanayake for the second time at his official residence a… Read More
2020-01-13 22:14
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/australia-
news/2020/jan/14/a-billion-animals-the-australian-species-most-at-risk-from-the-bushfire-crisis Read More
2020-01-13 21:44
Colombo High Court has today
(13)decided to taken up for hearing the revised petition filed by the Attorney General Dappula de livera by challanging the Colombo Chief Magistrate ' s order… Read More
2020-01-13 21:09
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-
environment-51099609 Read More
2020-01-13 21:03
2020-01-13 20:47
Airport Customs officers had arrested a
30 year old Chinese national whilst attempting to smuggle more than 200 scorpions belonging to different varieties illegally to china at the Katuna… Read More
2020-01-13 20:36
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-
europe-51098129 Read More
2020-01-13 20:20
All Unemployed graduates in the
country including external Graduates will be provided with employment in Government schools before 01st of March according to the Minister of E… Read More
2020-01-13 19:48
Government has appointed
A.Bodaragama as the new Excise Commissioner General .
Mr.Bodaragama had served as an advisor to the Ministry of Finance and held various posts in Excise Departme… Read More
2020-01-13 19:38
Colombo High Court Judge Shashi
Mahendren had today (13)sentenced a 50 year old Businessman residing in Kirulapona area a 30 year rigorous imprisonment over brutally raping of an underage… Read More
2020-01-13 17:53
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the
guardian.com/australia-
news/2020/jan/13/australia-fires-heavy-rain-and-cooler-temperatures-unlikely-to-end-bushfire-threat Read More
2020-01-12 20:51
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51081833 Read More
2020-01-12 20:47
2020-01-12 20:35
Police have arrested three persons
with 2 Kilo Grammes of Heroin and Ice narcotics in their possession at Dematagoda ,Colombo -09 today (12).
Accordingly police have recovered 1.60… Read More
2020-01-12 20:12
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-
51083515 Read More
2020-01-12 19:44
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-51082887/australia-bushfires-the-race-to-save-animal-casualties Read More
2020-01-12 19:34
A Tractor Driver had received minor
injuries after his tractor colliding with an Express Train travelling from Colombo to Kankasanthurai at Thelippaleymavittapuram area in Jaffna&nb&hell…Read More
2020-01-12 19:12
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.in
diatoday.in/amp/trending-news/story/carrots-and-sweet-potatoes-airdropped-for-animals-during-australia-bushfires-thank-you-says-internet-1636200-2020-01… Read More
2020-01-12 18:55
Five persons including a 11 year old
School Boy had been injured and hospitalized due to a wasp attack occurred in a vegetable cultivation at a Tea estate in Maskeliya -Maussakale area th… Read More
2020-01-12 18:28
An Iron Fence is being constructed at Ella-Wellawaya main road to minimize the accidents occurred due to landslides in the road it has been reported .
The construction work of the Iro… Read More
2020-01-12 18:10
Police officers attached to Criminal
Investigations Unit of the Kalutara Police Division had arrested a Prison guard attached to Welikada prison whilst transporting 1000 grammes of… Read More
2020-01-12 17:36
Veteran popular Stage Drama/Tele Drama/Cinema actor /Director /Lyricist /Poem writer Jayalath Manoratne has been passed away today(12)at his residence in Biralesgamuwa at the age of 71 .
Wa… Read More
2020-01-12 07:44
2020-01-12 07:43
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/s
ydney-chokes-through-more-smoke-haze-as-bushfire-conditions-ease-across-nsw-20200112-p53qr5.html Read More
2020-01-12 06:31
2020-01-11 22:16
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-
canada-51076901 Read More
2020-01-11 22:00
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.c
om/2020/01/11/australian-bushfires-sydney-opera-house-pays-tribute-to-firefighters/amp/ Read More
2020-01-11 21:47
Three youth including two males and a
female of the ages 17-21 had been drowned whilst bathing in a sea area of Kammalawella ,Wennappuwa this evening (11) .
Two of them including a male… Read More
2020-01-11 21:14
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.trt
world.com/middle-east/flooding-at-dubai-airport-delays-cancels-flights-32872/amp Read More
2020-01-11 20:29
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-
india-51076897 Read More
2020-01-11 20:20
Another 24 hour long water cut is
scheduled to be implemented in several areas belonging to Kelaniya ,Wattala and Mabole urban councils and Kelaniya and Biyagama Pradesheeya Sabhas from 8… Read More
2020-01-11 19:54
Special Task Force Personal (STF)in
Valachchanai had today (11)arrested a person with a T-56 fire arm ,27 live bullets and a Bullet cover in possession during a search operation carried o… Read More
2020-01-11 19:30
Government Analyst Department has
begun an investigations on controversial audio clips belonging to MP Ranjan Ramanayake which are circulated in social media networks ,accordance to a cou… Read More
2020-01-11 07:12
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.c
om/2020/01/09/rescue-dogs-helping-save-koalas-from-australian-bushfires/amp/ Read More
2020-01-11 05:58
2020-01-10 21:57
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-
environment-51050456 Read More
2020-01-10 21:47
https://apa.az/en/accidents-incidents-
news/Three-foreign-students-died-of-smoke-inhalation-in-Baku-colorredPHOTOcolor-colorredUPDATEDcolor-305648 Read More
2020-01-10 21:38
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-
europe-51067440 Read More
2020-01-10 21:33
2020-01-10 21:25
A 12 hour water cut has been
implemented in colombo -13,14 and 15 since 10 p.m today (10) until 10 a.m tomorrow (11) due to an essential repair work of a pipeline according to the N… Read More
2020-01-10 21:17
Three pilgrims had been received
minor injuries and admitted to Watawala Provincial Hospital after the Van they were travelling in veering off the road and falling down … Read More
2020-01-10 20:09
Acting Inspector General of Police
(IGP)Chandana Wikramaratne had appointed two new directors to the Terrorism Control and Investigations Division and Disciplinary Division with the appro… Read More
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