Senaka Batagoda, a veteran singer and composer, passed away today (11), aged 65.
He had been receiving treatment at Ragama Hospital at the time of death.
The Foreign Press Association (FPA) has issued a strong demand for immediate access to Gaza for international journalists, condemning Israel’s year-long restriction on media entry amid ongoing conflict.
The serious internal differences in the largest Tamil party – Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) are becoming more and more evident with just days left for the Presidential poll on 21 September.
Reports claiming that the Cabinet has not yet approved the salary increase for public sector employees set to be implemented in 2025 are false and the necessary approval has already been granted.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna presidential candidate, Namal Rajapaksa, stated that unlike other candidates, he cannot make political promises regarding constitutional amendments.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has removed five state ministers, including Geetha Kumarasinghe, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).
Sajith Premadasa, the presidential candidate of the ‘Samagi Jana Balavegaya’, says that the current people of this country will not be deceived by ‘political deals’.
Public Security Minister Tiran Alles yesterday (09) refuted the allegations made by National People’s Party (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath regarding the ongoing visa and passport issue, accusing Herath of distorting facts and challenging him to a public debate on the matter.
Sri Lankan expatriate workers who are planning to come to Sri Lanka to vote at the upcoming Presidential election are facing difficulties due to the current visa and passport crisis in the country, NPP MP Vijitha Herath said yesterday (09).
Namal Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), has announced that it is time to move away from traditional methods of governance.
