Vietnamese woman drowns in Aluthgama
2025-08-11
A foreign woman who went for a swim at the Moragalla beach in Aluthgama is reported dead after having drownedContinue Reading
155 bus service recommenced
2025-08-11
The 155 bus service from Mattakkuliya to Soysapura was recommenced this morning (11 Aug). The bus service was recommenced underContinue Reading
Death of man in Mullaitivu: Police reveal details of Soldiers’ arrest
2025-08-11
Sri Lanka Police have arrested three Army Soldiers in connection with the death of an individual in Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu, lastContinue Reading
Family arrested for tying man to concrete post over love affair
2025-08-11
Five members from the same family have been arrested over the assault of a 19-year-old man and his mother inContinue Reading
Police seize Rs. 5 Mn ambergris in Divulapitiya raid
2025-08-11
Sri Lanka Police has seized a stock of ambergris (fossilized resin of a whale) that was being prepared to beContinue Reading
Today’s CBSL official exchange rates
2025-08-11
The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated slightly against the US Dollar today (11 Aug), compared to last Thursday. According toContinue Reading
Jeevan supports hartal in the North and East
2025-08-11
Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) General Secretary Jeevan Thondaman has extended his support for the hartal to be held on 15thContinue Reading
CID probes social media campaign against President & government
2025-08-11
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched a comprehensive investigation into a social media campaign against President Anura Kumara DissanayakeContinue Reading
Grandpass warehouse raided over locally assembled gas cookers
2025-08-11
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has raided a warehouse in Grandpass that had sold locally assembled gas cookers under theContinue Reading
Dollar rate in Sri Lanka today
2025-08-11
The Sri Lankan Rupee remains steady against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (11 Aug), comparedContinue Reading
Australia to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN next month
2025-08-11
Australia will move to recognise a state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly next month, with a conditionContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Railways turns to solar-powered cameras to protect elephants
2025-08-11
Sri Lanka’s Railway Department conducted an inspection of the CCTV camera system installed along key railway routes to prevent wildContinue Reading
Three arrested for aiding Borella shooting
2025-08-11
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting incident in Borella last Thursday, in which two youths wereContinue Reading
Al Jazeera condemns the assassination of its journalists by Israeli forces
2025-08-11
Al Jazeera Media Network condemns in the strongest terms the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and MohammedContinue Reading
Rain expected in some Provinces today
2025-08-11
Several spells of light showers will occur in the Western, North-western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and MataraContinue Reading
COPA reveals Rs. 7.7 Mn fuel overpayment to former CM
2025-08-08
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has revealed that an overpayment of Rs. 7,730,262 was made to the formerContinue Reading
Ponies roaming freely & obstructing vehicles in NE to be impounded
2025-08-08
Nuwara Eliya Mayor Upali Wanigasuriya says steps will be taken to capture and impound the ponies that roam freely andContinue Reading
Minister Gamage to head SL-Italy Parliamentary Friendship Association
2025-08-08
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage, has been elected as the President of the Sri Lanka-Italy ParliamentaryContinue Reading
