Miracle rescue: Man pulled alive from Venezuela rubble after 8 days (Video)
2026-07-02
A 43-year-old security guard has been rescued alive after spending eight days trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed shoppingContinue Reading
GovTech Sri Lanka appoints Shevan Goonetilleke as CEO
2026-07-02
GovTech Sri Lanka (Pvt) Ltd has appointed Shevan Goonetilleke as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 19 August 2026. TheContinue Reading
Delhi offers $1,000 scrappage incentive to trade old cars for EVs
2026-07-02
Delhi has announced a major incentive scheme offering more than $1,000 to car owners who scrap older vehicles and switchContinue Reading
Rs. 100 demand and assault: 4 arrested over attack on technical students
2026-07-02
Four suspects have been arrested and remanded over the alleged assault of two students from a technical college in KurunegalaContinue Reading
Govt aims to cut heart procedure waiting time from one year to one month
2026-07-02
Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa on Thursday (02) said the Government aims to reduce waiting times for cardiac catheterisation procedures fromContinue Reading
Woman arrested after STF seizes shotgun, ammunition and swords in Kandana raid
2026-07-02
A 53-year-old woman has been arrested after the Police Special Task Force (STF) recovered an unlicensed shotgun, ammunition and swordsContinue Reading
US acquires confiscated Palestinian land for $1 to build new Jerusalem embassy
2026-07-02
Israel and the US have signed an agreement under which Washington will receive a plot of land in West JerusalemContinue Reading
Tilvin says JVP-CPC partnership strengthened through 2025 MoU
2026-07-02
JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva said the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) have strengthenedContinue Reading
Homagama bus depot fined Rs. 25,000 over mosquito breeding sites
2026-07-02
The Homagama Magistrate’s Court has fined the Homagama bus depot Rs. 25,000 after mosquito breeding sites were found within itsContinue Reading
Prof. Fazeeha Azmi assumes duties as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador-designate to Iran
2026-07-02
Professor Fazeeha Azmi has assumed duties as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador-designate to Iran, becoming the country’s first female envoy appointed toContinue Reading
Government revises colour-coded sugar labelling rules for beverages
2026-07-02
The Government has revised its mandatory colour-coded sugar labelling regulations for beverages, introducing an alternative logo for glass bottles, extendingContinue Reading
President calls for coordinated national plan to eliminate drug menace
2026-07-02
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stressed that all institutions must act in line with a coordinated national plan to eliminateContinue Reading
FIFA hit with $1 billion lawsuit over Iran’s World Cup elimination
2026-07-02
An Iranian-American political scientist has filed a US$1 billion lawsuit against FIFA President Gianni Infantino and other FIFA officials, allegingContinue Reading
Card payments introduced at all Colombo Divisional Secretariat Offices
2026-07-02
The public can make payments using credit and debit cards at all Divisional Secretariat Offices in the Colombo District fromContinue Reading
Municipal Councillor among three arrested over Poson Festival assault
2026-07-02
Police have arrested three suspects, including a Municipal Councillor, following an assault at the Anuradhapura Poson festival grounds on WednesdayContinue Reading
Four cities selected for first phase of the ‘City Branding’ project
2026-07-02
The Urban Development Ministry has announced that Anuradhapura, Kataragama, Kandy, and Colombo have been chosen for the first phase ofContinue Reading
Dengue cases in Sri Lanka pass 56,000; 35 deaths
2026-07-02
Dengue cases in Sri Lanka have climbed to 56,422 as of yesterday, with 35 deaths recorded this year, according toContinue Reading
11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8
2026-07-02
An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand onContinue Reading