A/L application deadline extended
2025-08-08
The deadline to apply for the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination has been extended to midnight on August 12, theContinue Reading
PM meets religious leaders to discuss educational reforms
2025-08-08
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya held separate discussions with Buddhist and Catholic religious leaders to seek their support and inputContinue Reading
Four charged in Malaysia over smuggling a Sri Lankan
2025-08-08
Three individuals, including a woman, were brought before a Malaysian court on charges of arranging the smuggling of a SriContinue Reading
US doubles bounty on Venezuela’s Maduro to $50 million
2025-08-08
The United States doubled the reward for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million (€43 million). The Trump administrationContinue Reading
Borella shooting : 03 critical, Acting IGP visits crime scene
2025-08-08
Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya has visited the crime scene where one youth was killed and four othersContinue Reading
Pakistan batter arrested in Manchester following rape allegation
2025-08-08
Pakistani cricketer Haider Ali has been provisionally suspended following a rape allegation in the United Kingdom. Greater Manchester Police toldContinue Reading
SupremeSAT responds: Satellite still in orbit, rejects ‘baseless claims’
2025-08-08
SupremeSAT has issued an official statement reaffirming that its satellite remains in orbit at 87.5° East and that no governmentContinue Reading
Australian Governor-General meets President for bilateral talks
2025-08-08
Australian Governor-General Samantha Joy Mostyn met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday at the Presidential Secretariat, where the twoContinue Reading
US to set up migrant detention centre at Texas military base
2025-08-08
The United States is planning to build its largest ever migrant detention facility on a military base in Texas. The initial planContinue Reading
Domestic dispute: 40 year old wife killed by husband
2025-08-08
A 40-year-old woman was killed in the Diyabeduma Junction area of Aralaganwila on the night of Aug. 7, allegedly byContinue 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
UPDATE: One dead in Borella shooting
2025-08-08
One person has died following a shooting in Borella reported last night near the Sahaspura housing complex. The victim wasContinue Reading
Israeli security cabinet approves plan to occupy Gaza City: Report
2025-08-08
Israel’s security cabinet has approved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to occupy Gaza City, located in the north ofContinue 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
Weather : showers in several areas today
2025-08-08
Several spells of showers are likely to take place across the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and Northern provinces, as well as inContinue 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
Mass grave discoveries in Sri Lanka : CPA urges 8-step Reform Plan
2025-08-08
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) has urged urgent reforms for truth, justice, and forensic capacity in Sri Lanka, inContinue Reading
UK launches Criminal Probe on Pakistan Cricketer Haider Ali
2025-08-07
Pakistani cricketer Haider Ali has been placed under provisional suspension by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following confirmation of aContinue Reading