President highlights revolutionary move taken by Govt
2024-05-04
President Ranil Wickremesinghe hailed the government’s decision to grant free land rights to the people as a ground-breaking step, emphasizingContinue Reading
Journalist Kalani Kumarasinghe assumes duties as Editor of Newswire
2024-05-04
Journalist Kalani Kumarasinghe assumed duties as the Editor of Newswire on May 1st. Kalani began her journalism career at theContinue Reading
“Absolute corruption” Opposition Leader on VFS deal
2024-05-04
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa taking to X questioned the rationale in outsourcing Sri Lanka’s visa application process, stating that theContinue Reading
World Press Freedom Index : Sri Lanka going down
2024-05-04
Sri Lanka drops to 150th in 2024 World Press Freedom Index Sri Lanka’s ranking in the 2024 World Press FreedomContinue Reading
Sri Lanka – VFS deal under fire : “$50 million as additional fees”
2024-05-04
The Sri Lankan Government is facing criticism for outsourcing its visa application process to VFS Global, a move that couldContinue Reading
Foxhill tragedy: Racing Drivers Association speak out
2024-05-04
Drivers blame negligent race officials for Foxhill tragedy Following the tragic accident at the ‘Foxhill SuperCross 2024’ the Sri LankaContinue Reading
46-52c : Extreme Caution heat alert for 9 SL districts
2024-05-04
Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is expected to increase up to ‘Extreme Caution level’ at some placesContinue Reading
Today’s weather forecast in Sri Lanka
2024-05-04
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 04 MAY 2024 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 04 May 2024 Showers or thundershowers will occur atContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Visa mess : Tourism stakeholders write to President highlighting major concerns
2024-05-04
Sri Lanka’s key tourism stakeholders are urging President to intervene in a recent change to the tourist visa process, whichContinue Reading
West Indies T20 World Cup squad announced
2024-05-03
West Indies announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be co-hosted inContinue Reading
New ICC Team rankings : What’s Sri Lanka’s position
2024-05-03
Sri Lanka is ranked 7th in both the Men’s Test and One Day International formats with 83 and 93Continue Reading
Easter attacks : Sirisena records 2 hr statement with CID
2024-05-03
Former President Maithripala Sirisena was back in the spotlight today as he provided yet another statement to the Criminal InvestigationsContinue Reading
Harin writes to IGP urging action under Online Safety Act
2024-05-03
Minister of Tourism and Lands Harin Fernando said that he has written to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) urgingContinue Reading
South Africa announce Sri Lanka & Sri Lanka “A” home series schedule
2024-05-03
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today revealed an exciting schedule for the 2024/25 international home season. The Proteas Men willContinue Reading
LPL auction date announced : Important new rule added
2024-05-03
Lanka Premier League 2024 Auction on May 21st The Player Auction of the Lanka Premier League 2024, which is SriContinue Reading
SriLankan Airlines issues clarification over an incident concerning Flight UL 503
2024-05-03
SriLankan Airlines Statement on Flight UL 503 3 May 2024; Colombo – SriLankan Airlines wishes to clarify an incident concerningContinue Reading
Prices of some food items reduced
2024-05-03
The All Ceylon Restaurant Owners’ Association has decided to reduce the prices of several food items in line with theContinue Reading
Several persons, including students injured in bus accident
2024-05-03
Several persons have sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two buses on the Akkaraipattu- Ampara Road today. It isContinue Reading
