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Five additional candidates contesting the local government elections have been arrested in connection with various complaints, including violations of election laws, reported between 6:00 a.m. yesterday (May 2) and 6:00 a.m. today (May 3).According to Police, a total of eight criminal complaints and 27 complaints regarding breaches of election laws were received from across the island during the past 24 hours. As a result, five candidates and 22 political party supporters have been taken into custody.With these arrests, the total number of individuals apprehended in connection with the local government elections has risen to 233, which includes 43 candidates, Police said.Furthermore,…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to depart for Vietnam today (May 3), on a state visit at the invitation of the President of Vietnam, Luong Cuong. The President’s visit will last until May 6, 2025.During the visit President Dissanayake will hold official discussions with the President and Prime Minister of Vietnam and also meet with senior dignitaries including the General Secretary of the Communist Party. The President will also be the Chief Guest at the United Nations Day of Vesak ceremony being held in Ho Chi Minh City at which he will deliver the keynote address. The two sides are also…

It was on the 1st of May in 1886 that a group of workers gathered in Chicago, USA, to fight for an eight-hour workday.Today, we honor the victory achieved through that struggle.But we must ask — who truly celebrates this day in our country today?Behind the scenes, we are all workers just like you.We are the ones who continue to work tirelessly through rain, illness, and hardship without pause.Every great creation in this world was built by the hands of workers.The highways that stretch across nations, the grand ports that power economies, the towering skyscrapers that reach the skies, the…

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) announced that its head office in Narahenpita will remain closed on 5 and 6 of May.The decision has been taken in view of the upcoming Local Government (LG) election.The closure comes as the head office of the DMT, located on Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 05, is scheduled to be used as a polling center during the election.Accordingly, the public is advised that the department will be closed for all general services on both May 5—the day prior to the election—and May 6, the day of the election.The 2025 LG election is scheduled to be held…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has reported a profit of Rs. 274.79 billion for the year 2024, according to its latest financial disclosures.During the year, the CBSL generated Rs. 110.55 billion from foreign financial assets, comprising interest income, disposal gains from revaluations, and gains from price movements.Additionally, the Bank recorded a net income of Rs. 227.25 billion from local currency financial assets, primarily through interest income and gains on price fluctuations.In terms of operating expenses, the Bank spent Rs. 10.51 billion on salaries and wages for its staff in 2024, compared to Rs. 7.25 billion in 2023.It is…

Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that the country has credible intelligence that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours.This comes as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed nations rise as India has said there were Pakistani elements to the attack that killed 26 men at a tourist spot in Indian Kashmir last week.Since the attack, the nuclear-armed nations have unleashed a raft of measures against each other, with India putting the critical Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance and Pakistan closing its airspace to Indian airlines.“Pakistan has credible intelligence that India…

A total of 33 candidates contesting at the upcoming Local Government (LG) election have been arrested for flouting election laws, Police have announced.According to an official statement issued by Police, the arrests were made from 3 March to 30 April.In addition to the candidates, 349 supporters of various political parties have also been taken into custody during the same period.Police further reported that complaints related to act of violence were filed yesterday, bringing the total number of complaints received since March 3 to 89.Meanwhile, 32 vehicles have been seized by authorities for violations of election laws, police said.

At least 22 people were killed in a deadly fire that broke out in iaoyang city of China’s Liaoning province on Tuesday. The fire broke out at 12:25 pm, killing 22 people and injuring three others, the State-run Xinhua news agency reported.While the cause of the fire is still being ascertained, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged all-out efforts to treat those injured, the report said.The restaurant fire comes as the second major fire incident in China this month. Earlier, 20 elderly people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in north China’s Hebei province.A total of 39 elderly…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that it has terminated the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise partnerships of the Colombo Strikers and Jaffna Kings.Issuing a communiqué, SLC said that as the owner of the Lanka Premier League, together with The IPG Group, it has decided to terminate the contracts of the two franchises for the failure to fulfill their contractual obligations.Accordingly, the IPG Group has formally communicated to SLC that the terminations have been affected due to the respective franchises’ failure to fulfill their contractual obligations as stipulated under the agreements entered into at the commencement of their participation in…

When Rajasthan Royals announced they had signed a 13-year-old for the Indian Premier League there was plenty of scepticism. It looked, at best, like the start of a long-term plan to lay claim to and develop a promising youngster, at worst a gimmick.No one is sceptical now. In his third match the now-14 years old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has smashed the second fastest century in the IPL’s 18 seasons, a blistering 35-ball display of pyrotechnics that carried his team to a thumping eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans in Jaipur.Only Chris Gayle has hit a quicker IPL ton than his fellow left-hander,…