Mr. Charlie Halloluwa, father of the President's Director-General for Public Relations Thusitha Halloluwa has passed away today (22) at the age of 85.
The skeletal remains found in the mass grave at the Matale Hospital premises do not belong to people who had died due to natural causes, as their arms and legs appear to have been severed and the bodies buried in a haphazard manner.
An area Tamil politician in the north has accused MP Udaya Gammanpila of inciting racism by visiting a contentious religious site in Mullaitivu.
Health minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says he will resign if no funds are made available to purchase medicines.
Instructions have been issued to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other senior police officers to take immediate and stern legal action against violent crimes committed in both the Western and Southern provinces.
CIVICUS, a global civil society alliance has urgeed the Government of Sri Lanka to immediately release youth activist and stand-up comedian Nathasha Edirisooriya and drop the charges against her unconditionally.
It is a claustrophobic, terrifying prospect - being trapped in a 22ft submersible, potentially thousands of feet underwater, with oxygen running out.
The High Commission of India and Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), the cultural arm of the High Commission, organised a yoga event at the Port of Colombo to celebrate the 9th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21.
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa said he met leaders of several trade unions yesterday (21) in a week-long series of meetings to discuss privatization and restructuring of state entities.
The House debate on the proposed anti-corruption act was held yesterday (21) and a vote on the bill has been put off for the next session with a continuation of the debate to be decided.
