Rumour mill kicked off over mega musical show

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2 years ago

November 24, 2023

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A musical extravaganza planned in Sri Lanka as part of an international musical show series featuring prominent Indian artistes, has kicked off the rumour mill.

According to rumours mentioned among ministers in ‘hush hush’, the companies involved in the organization of the event in Sri Lanka are indirectly owned by a Cabinet Minister.

It is also said that several persons in the local industry had also attempted to seek an audience with President Ranil Wickremesinghe in this regard.

On a Facebook post, Minister of Tourism – Harin Fernando yesterday (Nov.23) stated that a discussion was held over holding this musical event, which is to be held in Sri Lanka, Canada and Malaysia.

He also says that over 2,000 foreign tourists are also expected to join the audience of the show.

Former Eastern Provincial Council member arrested

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7 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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Ampara District Organizer of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal party and former member of the Eastern Provincial Council K. Pushpakumar alias Iniya Bharathi has been arrested.

He was arrested over the abduction and disappearance of the former Vice Chancellor of the Eastern University Prof. Subramaniyam Ravindranath.

Sivanathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, the leader of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) and former State Minister, was arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Department at his office in Batticaloa on April 8, over this incident.

He was later detained for 3 months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Iniya Bharathi, also known as Kumaraswamy Pushpakumar, was arrested based on information revealed during the interrogation of Pillayan.

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e-Revenue Licence system down due to technical glitch, ICTA says

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7 hours ago

July 6, 2025

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The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical infrastructure issue.

According to the ICTA, the disruption began on July 3, 2025, and has made vehicle revenue licence issuing services inaccessible.

The unavailability is expected to continue until July 9, 2025.

The ICTA expressed regret for the inconvenience caused to the public and assured that technical teams are working urgently to resolve the issue.

The agency also said that further updates will be shared as work progresses, with an official notice to be issued once services are restored.