Largest-ever fleet of vehicles handed over to Wildlife Conservation Department
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial The largest-ever fleet of vehicles allocated for wildlife field operations in Sri Lanka has been handed overContinue Reading
Over 100 packets of ICE and heroin seized from fishing vessel off Sri Lanka
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial The Sri Lanka Navy has seized more than 100 packets of suspected ICE and heroin from aContinue Reading
Microsoft struggles to fix global outage affecting Outlook, Teams and Copilot
2026-11-13
Microsoft is struggling to restore its services following a widespread global outage that disrupted access to Outlook, Microsoft Teams, CopilotContinue Reading
CBSL rates: Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates further against USD
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (13), compared to Thursday, withContinue Reading
CESS tax reductions announced for hundreds of imported goods from April 1 – Full List
2026-11-13
The government has proposed reductions in the CESS levy on several categories of imported goods from April 1, 2027, underContinue Reading
CCC welcomes Budget 2027, but flags areas needing greater attention
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the broad direction of Budget 2027, stating that timely implementationContinue Reading
Legal action over AI-generated fake Colombo flood videos
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial Colombo Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar has warned that legal action will be taken against individuals responsible forContinue Reading
Video emerges of Kassapa Thera allegedly threatening police officers at hospital
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial Video footage has emerged showing Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera allegedly verbally abusing and threatening police officers followingContinue Reading
42 buffaloes die in Medawachchiya: Bacterial infection identified as cause
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial Veterinary authorities have identified a bacterial infection as the cause of the deaths of 42 buffaloes inContinue Reading
Dollar Rate today: Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates slightly against USD
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated slightly against the US Dollar across commercial banks in Sri LankaContinue Reading
LAUGFS Gas to resume cylinder distribution following arrival of 3,000 MT shipment
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial LAUGFS Gas PLC has announced that the distribution of gas cylinders to domestic and commercial consumers willContinue Reading
Leopard rescued from Norwood snare recovering, to be released into wild
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial The three-and-a-half-year-old female leopard rescued from a snare in Norwood is recovering at the Randenigala Veterinary UnitContinue Reading
Government engineers launch nationwide strike over 2027 Budget allowance dispute
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial The Government Service Engineers’ Association has announced a nationwide token strike today (13), protesting the government’s failureContinue Reading
Imprimatur without inquiry: What the Supreme Court ignored in the PSTA Bill
2026-11-13
By Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa, Senior Researcher On 28 September 2026, I wrote to the Daily FT about the unprecedented, andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to showcase works of 11 artists at India Biennale 2026
2026-11-13
Sri Lanka will showcase the works of 11 artists at The India Biennale 2026 in New Delhi, India, through aContinue Reading
Aussie cricket spat gets ugly as Cummins, Khawaja and Warner clash
2026-11-13
Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has strongly rejected Usman Khawaja’s allegations over the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, prompting a sharp responseContinue Reading
New York City bans surveillance pricing using customers’ personal data
2026-11-13
By Newswire Editorial New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a ban on surveillance pricing, a practice in whichContinue Reading
Widespread Microsoft outage takes down Outlook and other 365 services
2026-11-13
Microsoft suffered a widespread outage on Thursday that impacted thousands of users across regions, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com. TheContinue Reading
