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Suresh Subramaniam has been re-elected President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the organisation’s General Assembly.

Sri Lankan Olympic contingent checks in at Games Village Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) TOKYO, July 21 – More than half of Sri Lanka’s contingent for the XXX11nd Summer Olympic Games have now arrived at the Athletes’ Village while the rest of the competitors are due here in the coming few days. Judoka Chamara Dharmawardana, shuttler Niluka Karunaratne, gymnast Milka Gehani De Silva, shooter Tehani Egodawela and swimmer Aniqah Gaffoor have arrived at the Athletes’ Village...

TEQ Sri Lanka Launch Official Website 06/09/21 Committee Meeting for the year 2021 which was held on June 5 on virtual techno. The official website under the address of www.teqball.lk was developed by the sports’ strategic partner -IDM Nations Campus under the guidance of our Honorary President Dr. V. Janagan. Since Teqball is a very new sport not only to Sri Lanka but also to the globe, an introduction is on the top under the title of ‘What’s Teq.’ In addition to that, About us, Exec...

DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA I write to respond to Uditha Devapriya’s literate critical commentary entitled “Dayan Jayatilleka and the Opposition Re-Set” ( Dayan Jayatilleka and the Opposition Reset – The Island), not to rebut, but rather to clarify and elaborate. In the first place I have been appointed the Senior Advisor on International Relations to the Leader of the Opposition, rather than Senior Advisor to the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) on the subject. While I support Sajith Premadasa, ...

(Excerpted from the Memoirs of Senior DIG (Rtd.) Edward Gunawardene) His visit to my residence: About two weeks after I had shifted residence and with only a week to pass for election day, I was to experience one of the most pleasant and rewarding days of my life. About 6 O’clock one evening the telephone […]

Australia on Friday moved a step closer to introducing pioneering legislation that would force tech giants to pay for sharing news content, a move that could change how people worldwide experience the internet. Here is a look at what the proposed rules are, why companies such as Facebook and Google hate them, and what it might mean for net users. What is happening? Google and Facebook are coming under increased government scrutiny.  In Australia, regulators have zeroed-in on the firms’ onlin...

MAHARA PRISON RIOT REPORT SUBMITTED TO JUSTICE MINISTER MAHARA PRISON RIOT REPORT SUBMITTED TO JUSTICE MINISTER Written by Share: Colombo (News 1st); The complete report of the committee appointed to probe the Mahara Prison Riot was handed over to Minister of Justice Ali Sabri by the members of the committee on Wednesday (30). Former High Court Judge & Chairman of the Special Committee probing the Mahara Prison Riot, Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena handed over the report at the Justice Ministr...

Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 10:33 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Dec 30, Colombo: The full report of the committee appointed by the Minister of Justice Mohammed Ali Sabry, PC to look into the recent incident at the Mahara Prison, was handed over to the Minister by the members of the committee this afternoon (30). Former High Court Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena, Chairperson of the Committee, handed over the report to the Minister. Committee members UR de Silva, PC, Additional Secret...

By Our Political EditorView(s): Questions about how COVID-19 pandemic is being handled; controversy over Kegalle witchcraft doctor’s concoction and Health Minister’s conduct Mahara Prison catastrophe: Ministers talk in different tongues while official committee says prisoners made reasonable demand Though Shangri La , a name synonymous with an earthly paradise or a mythical  Himalayan utopia, the event at the five-star luxury hotel in Colombo last Wednesday, with all movers and shakers ...

Says anxiety and fears over spread of COVID-19 led to protest  Says prisoners demands for PCR testing, better meals were justified Confirms several prisoners shot in melee but autopsy reports needed to confirm if any were shot at close range Says prisoners did not have weapons, only prison officers, Police and STF were armed  Recommends action against inmates who set fire and damaged public property No conclusion yet on negligence on part of prison authorities at Mahara By Chandani Kirinde A ...