General Sooriyabandara Earns Test Cap as Chandimal Retires Hurt in Galle
Sri Lanka batsman Pasindu Sooriyabandara made his Test debut on Thursday after wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal was forced to leave the field with an…
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SJB Takes 22nd Amendment Battle to Supreme Court
Samagi Jana Balawegaya Mounts Legal Challenge Against Constitutional Amendment The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has escalated its…
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Chandimal Ruled Out With Concussion as Sooriyabandara Steps In as Replacement
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Four Bank Officials Arrested Over Alleged Rs. 74 Billion Overseas Money Transfer Scheme
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Sri Lanka Set India a Mountain to Climb With 372-Run Target After Fernando and Jayasuriya Dismantle Hosts for 193
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India Hand Sri Lanka a Steep 372-Run Mountain to Climb in First Test
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General Government Mobilises Emergency Water Distribution Amid Persistent El Niño Dry Spell
The Sri Lankan government is set to roll out a special programme aimed at distributing drinking water to residents in several districts across the island, as…
General Sri Lankan Exporters Must Act Now to Comply With Sweeping New EU Packaging Regulations
EU Tightens Packaging Standards, Putting Sri Lankan Exporters on Notice Sri Lankan exporters have been urged to begin preparing without delay for a new set of…
General Aitken Spence Posts 74% Surge in Pre-Tax Profit for First Quarter of FY 2026/27
Aitken Spence PLC has kicked off the financial year 2026/27 on a remarkably strong footing, reporting a 74% year-on-year jump in Group Profit Before Tax (PBT)…
General Sri Lankan Rupee Strengthens Further as Dollar Selling Rate Falls Below Rs. 337
The Sri Lankan rupee continued its upward momentum against the United States dollar on Tuesday (18), with the greenback's selling rate slipping below the Rs.…
General Chandimal Hospitalised After Suffering Serious Injury During Sri Lanka vs India Encounter
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal was rushed to hospital after sustaining a nasty injury during the ongoing series against India, casting a…
General Health Ministry Steps In to Address Muslim Nurses' Uniform Dispute
Ministry Seeks Lasting Resolution to Long-Standing Concern The Ministry of Health has taken steps to find both an immediate and long-term solution to concerns…
General Sri Lanka Navy Enters Fourth Day of Search for Missing Officer After Sea Emergency
The Sri Lanka Navy has continued its intensive search operations for a fourth consecutive day as efforts to locate a missing naval officer remain ongoing,…
General Namal Rajapaksa Challenges Minister Over Alleged Pre-Knowledge of Court Ruling
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has raised serious questions over how a government minister appeared to predict the outcome…
General Pakistan's Supreme Court Orders Imran Khan Moved to Hospital from Adiala Jail
Pakistan's Supreme Court has issued a directive ordering that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be transferred from Adiala Jail to Shifa International Hospital,…
General Ex-Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella Taken Into Custody Over Corruption Allegations
Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has been arrested by investigators from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption…
General Former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Granted Bail Amid Corruption Probe
Former Cabinet Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has been released on bail following his remand detention in connection with corruption allegations, along with…
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