General Police Open Fire to Stop Fleeing Vehicle in Dramatic Pannala Chase
A high-speed pursuit in Pannala ended in a dramatic arrest on Tuesday (22) after police were forced to open fire at the tyres of a fleeing vehicle to bring it…
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General Pakistan-Administered Kashmir Enters Fourth Month of Internet Blackout Amid Arrests and Deadly Unrest
More than 100 days have passed since Pakistani authorities imposed sweeping internet restrictions across Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PaJK), with…
General Landmark Verdict Expected in Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday Bombings Case
A Nation Awaits Justice A Sri Lankan court is set to deliver its long-awaited verdict in the case surrounding the devastating Easter Sunday bombings, a series…
General Fitch Upgrades Sri Lanka's Credit Rating to 'B-' With Stable Outlook in Major Boost for Economy
Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded Sri Lanka's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating to 'B-' with a stable outlook, marking a…
General Fitch Lifts Sri Lanka's Credit Rating to 'B-' in Landmark Vote of Confidence
Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded Sri Lanka's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from 'CCC+' to 'B-', assigning a Stable Outlook in a…
General Supreme Court Clears Path for Judges' Retirement Age Bill Without Public Referendum
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has determined that a controversial parliamentary Bill seeking to raise the retirement age of judges does not require approval…
General Fitch Upgrades Sri Lanka's Credit Rating to B- Amid Improving Economic Resilience
Sri Lanka has received a significant vote of confidence from one of the world's leading credit rating agencies, with Fitch Ratings upgrading the island…
General Sri Lanka Pleads for Mercy as Saudi Court Hands Down Death Sentence to Migrant Worker
Sri Lanka has formally appealed to Saudi Arabian authorities to show clemency toward a Sri Lankan migrant worker who has been sentenced to death by a Saudi…
General Residents Rise Up Against Cement Factory Emerging From Disguised Hotel Project Near Bandaranaike Airport
What Was Promised as a Hotel Has Become a Five-Storey Industrial Threat, Say Angry Residents A growing wave of public outrage has engulfed the densely…
General Sri Lanka's Apparel Industry Pivots to Upstream Investment Amid Growing US Trade Pressures
Industry Seeks to Strengthen Local Supply Chain Sri Lanka's apparel and textile sector is setting its sights on boosting upstream investment as mounting trade…
General Sri Lanka's Constitutional Tensions Come Back to the Surface
Old Fractures, New Pressures Sri Lanka is once again facing deep-seated constitutional questions that have long complicated the island nation's political…
General Sri Lankan Man Faces Death Sentence Over Facebook Post — The Anojan Sivarasa Case Explained
A Social Media Post That Changed Everything What began as an ordinary Facebook post has spiralled into one of the most alarming legal cases in recent Sri…
General Families Can Install Extra Seat Belts Under New Law, Transport Minister Clarifies
Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake has clarified in Parliament that families are permitted to install additional seat belts in their vehicles under the newly…
General Sri Lanka Supreme Court Declares Key Anti-Corruption Bill Clause Must Go to Referendum
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that a specific clause within the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill is inconsistent with the Constitution and cannot become law…
General Former Private Secretary to MP Chamara Arrested Over Rs. 8.1 Million Bribery Allegation
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has arrested a Development Officer attached to the Uva Provincial Council, who previously…
General Supreme Court Clears Path for 22nd Amendment Without Public Referendum, Speaker Announces
Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne today announced the Supreme Court's determination regarding the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution,…
General Kusal Mendis Set to Reclaim Sri Lanka ODI Captaincy on Return from Injury
Wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis is poised to reclaim the captaincy of Sri Lanka's One Day International side as he makes his long-awaited return to…
General Foreign Investors Exit Sri Lanka Rupee Bonds as Currency Depreciation Pressures Market
Overseas Bondholders Retreat Amid Rupee Weakness Foreign investors have been offloading their holdings of Sri Lanka's rupee-denominated government bonds,…
General Government Dismisses Talk of Internal Split Over Proposed 22nd Amendment
The ruling National People's Power (NPP) government has firmly rejected claims of a deepening internal divide over the proposed 22nd Amendment to the…
General Behind the Recovery Headlines: Three Deep Cracks That Could Derail Sri Lanka's Future
Sri Lanka's economic narrative has taken a cautiously optimistic turn in recent months, with officials pointing to stabilising foreign reserves, a recovering…
General Bay of Bengal Weather Disturbance to Bring Stormy Conditions Across Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology has warned that a low-pressure system currently developing over the Andaman Sea region of the Bay of Bengal, situated to…
General Sri Lanka's Peace Journey: Achievements Won, Challenges Ahead on International Peace Day
International Peace Day, observed annually on 21 September, arrived this year with a particular resonance for Sri Lanka — a country that carries both a…
General Supreme Court Determination on 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill Set to Reach Parliament
Sri Lanka's Parliament is bracing for a significant constitutional development as Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne prepares to formally communicate the Supreme…
General Kolonnawa Raids Net Four Suspects as Police Seize Firearms and Ammunition
Four individuals have been taken into custody following a pair of targeted police raids conducted in the Kolonnawa area, with authorities recovering a…