Hansani Gomes smashes National Record at IWF World Cup
On the first day of the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, Sri Lanka’s Hansani Gomes made her mark by setting a new national record in women’s weightlifting.
On the first day of the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, Sri Lanka’s Hansani Gomes made her mark by setting a new national record in women’s weightlifting.
Minister for Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development in Sri Lanka Jeevan Thondaman apologised to the Muslim community for the mandatory cremation policy enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic under the previous government of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Eran Wickramaratne MP for SJB commenting on the privatization of state enterprises said that people still presenting obsolete opinion that SoEs belong to the government and cannot be allowed to be sold,
The crew of 20 Indians and a Sri Lankan of the crippled container vessel that collided with a key Baltimore bridge last week is “busy with their normal duties” and will remain on board until the investigation into the accident is completed, the company that owns the vessel has said.
A formal discussion on the educational challenges confronting Muslim schools in the Colombo region was convened under the leadership of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (02).
For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to March), tax concessions resulted in a total of LKR 978 billion in foregone revenue, the government reported on 31 March.
The National People's Power yesterday (02) invited Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa for a public debate on economic policies with NPP leader and presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Colombo High Court yesterday (02) rejected the bail application filed by the General Secretary of Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero, who was recently handed a 4-year rigorous imprisonment.
Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says he will not desert the party of his heart, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, for any other party.
Sri Lanka will lift its protectionist import ban on undu (black gram, vigna mungu) to bring in 2,000 metric tonnes to meet seasonal demand, Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena said.