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Anura Vidanagamage has been appointed as the new Governor of the Uva Province to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of A.J.M. Muzammil.

Ahead of the Test matches against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, former India batting coach Vikram Rathour and legendary Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath were added to New Zealand’s coaching team on Friday. Before traveling to Sri Lanka for a two-Test series, New Zealand will play a one-off Test match against Afghanistan.From September 9 to September 13, the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground will host the one-off Test match versus the Afghans.In October and November, the Kiwis are scheduled to meet India in a three-Test series.Herath has been named as New Zealand’s spin bowling coach for the Test matches against Afghanistan and…

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has placed deposits for the party candidates to contest the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha elections, the party’s General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said.The nominations for the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha in the 2024 Local Government Elections were called from September 09 to September 12. Accordingly, the relevant nominations are being accepted at the Galle District Secretariat, according to the Election Commission.Meanwhile, the announcement related to the accepting of nominations has been published by the Returning Officer in-charge of Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha, the election commission said.

The 20 Sri Lankans who were rescued from the cyber slave camp in Myanmar, arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (6), Ada Derana reporter said.On August 15, twenty more Sri Lankan nationals, who were held hostage in the cybercrime camps in the Myawaddy area of Myanmar were rescued, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed.Accordingly, the rescued Sri Lankans were safely brought to Thailand and were in the custody of Thailand’s Department of Immigration and Emigration, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.Sri Lanka Ambassador in Thailand Wijayanthi Edirisinghe visited Mae Sot, Thailand on August 15 and met with the rescued…

Sri Lanka will face England in their third and final Test match of the series at the Kensington Oval London from today. England led by Ollie Pope having already secured the series with two convincing wins, will look to complete a clean sweep. They made a clean sweep against West Indies in their previous Test series and want to improve ICC Test championship ranking. England moved to fifth place after two wins against Sri Lanka while Sri Lanka went down to seventh place in the ICC Test championship and winning this Test to get points is important for Sri Lanka…

The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court today (05) ordered that a house at the Henfold Estate in Lindula, which has been illegally occupied by State Minister of Education Aravindh Kumar since 1987 be handed over to the plantation authorities.The house, originally owned by Plantations PLC, was assigned to Kumar as his official residence when he was employed as a clerk at the estate in 1987.However, the plantation authorities filed a case in court, alleging that Kumar continued to occupy the house unlawfully even after leaving his position at the estate.They claim that Kumar has been forcibly residing in the house by…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe officially opened “The Mall,” a newly constructed duty-free shopping complex in the Colombo Port City area on Thursday (September 5).This marks the debut of the first urban duty-free shopping mall in the region, featuring a range of stores, restaurants, and various retail outlets, the PMD said. Notable international duty-free retailers, including One World, China Duty Free Group (CDFG), and Flemingo will be operating within the mall, positioning the Colombo Port City as a premier shopping destination.Following the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and the official opening, the President embarked on an observation tour of the new complex.In his…

At least 47 persons including apparel factory workers were injured and admitted to the Bibila Hospital after a bus crashed into the back of another bus transporting a group of factory workers at Nagala in Bibila, police said.According to the Police Spokesman’s Office, the accident had occurred at around 7.30 p.m. today (05) when an SLTB bus had crashed into the back of a private bus, which was traveling from Bibila towards Ampara, on the Bibila-Ampara road in the Nagala area of the Bibila police division.The private bus was transporting a group of garment factory workers. Police further stated that the…

A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed today, solidifying support for Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s (SLPP) presidential candidate, Namal Rajapaksa, in the upcoming election. The MoU was signed between a group of constituency organizers from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and representatives of the SLPP. The signing ceremony was attended by SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam and presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa.Approximately 40 constituency organizers from the SLFP were present to endorse the agreement.

The Colombo District Court has issued an enjoining order today (04) preventing the alleged defamatory statement recently made by MP Dayasiri Jayasekara regarding SJB parliamentarian Velu Kumar, from being shared on social media platforms. Former minister Jayasekara had made the controversial comments during a meeting held in Akuressa regarding the SJB parliamentarian Velu Kumar, who had recently pledged his support to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the upcoming Presidential Election.The Colombo District Court issued this order after considering a plaint filed by MP Velu Kumar demanding a compensation of Rs. 500 million for the damage caused to his reputation by the statement…