The Dialog Schools Rugby League 2024 have been suspended until July 15, 2024 after Sri Lanka Rugby Football Referees (SLSRFR) decided to abstain from officiating for the next two weeks following last Sunday’s incident.
This decision follows an incident on June 30, where referees were allegedly assaulted by Science College supporters after the game between Science College and S. Thomas’.
The Sri Lanka Schools’ Rugby Football Association (SLSRFA) has initiated an independent investigation into the incident, in addition to the ongoing investigation by the Mount Lavinia Police.
The SLSRFA has also issued an unconditional apology to the SLSRFR and has requested the referees to reconsider their decision, which has led to the suspension of the Schools ‘A’ Division League Rugby tournaments.
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
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