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Woman arrested for impersonating Police Inspector in Pettah Sports

Woman arrested for impersonating Police Inspector in Pettah

A woman has been caught pretending to be a Police Inspector and was arrested close to a lodge in Pettah. Officers from the Colombo Central Crimes Division made…

16 Jan 2026
Postponed 2025 A'L exams to resume today Sports

Postponed 2025 A'L exams to resume today

The remaining subjects of the 2025 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) exam, which were delayed due to the country's disaster situation, will start today (12). This exam…

12 Jan 2026
Postponed 2025 A'L exams to resume tomorrow Sports

Postponed 2025 A'L exams to resume tomorrow

The 2025 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) exams, which were delayed due to the country's emergency situation, will resume tomorrow, January 12. The exams will run…

11 Jan 2026
Lionel Messi India Tour: Chaos at Kolkata Leg of GOAT Tour Sports

Lionel Messi India Tour: Chaos at Kolkata Leg of GOAT Tour

Lionel Messi’s highly anticipated Kolkata appearance during the GOAT Tour on Saturday descended into chaos, leaving thousands of fans disappointed at…

15 Dec 2025
Sri Lanka Calls Up Viyaskanth for Pakistan T20I Tri-Series Sports

Sri Lanka Calls Up Viyaskanth for Pakistan T20I Tri-Series

Leg-spinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth has earned a call-up to the Sri Lankan men's T20I squad for the Tri-Series in Pakistan. He will link up with the team…

18 Nov 2025
LNP - Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest dies aged 92 Sports

LNP - Last surviving member of first team to scale Everest dies aged 92

Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first expedition to successfully scale the summit of Mount Everest, has died in the Nepali capital Kathmandu,…

17 Oct 2025
LNP - WARNING! Mafia Running Schools Rugby Sports

LNP - WARNING! Mafia Running Schools Rugby

One man has found the guts to speak out against a monopoly in rugby as some schools are causing heartburn and promoting the win-at-any-cost syndrome Zahira…

08 Oct 2025
LNP - Sri Lanka rope in new batting and spin-bowling coaches Sports

LNP - Sri Lanka rope in new batting and spin-bowling coaches

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Julian Wood and Rene Ferdinands as the men’s team’s batting coach and spin bowling coach, respectively. The two will…

05 Oct 2025
LNP - UPDATE: Mawanella earth mound collapse; Three bodies found Sports

LNP - UPDATE: Mawanella earth mound collapse; Three bodies found

The bodies of three workers have been recovered after a mound of earth collapsed at a construction site in Manikkawa, Mawanella, police said. The incident…

29 Sep 2025
LNP - Former umpire 'Dickie' Bird dies aged 92 Sports

LNP - Former umpire 'Dickie' Bird dies aged 92

Former Test umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird, one of the most famous officials of his era, has died at the age of 92, Yorkshire County Cricket Club announced on…

24 Sep 2025
LNP - Global cricket stars express condolences over death of Dunith Wellalage’s father Sports

LNP - Global cricket stars express condolences over death of Dunith Wellalage’s father

The global cricketing fraternity has expressed profound sorrow over the sudden demise of Suranga Wellalage, the father of young Sri Lankan all-rounder Dunith…

19 Sep 2025
LNP - Thailand turning to Sri Lankan workers to cope with Cambodian exodus, official says Sports

LNP - Thailand turning to Sri Lankan workers to cope with Cambodian exodus, official says

Thailand’s cabinet has approved the hiring of 10,000 Sri Lankan workers as it tries to address a labour shortage caused by Cambodian workers returning home in…

20 Aug 2025
LNP - Bodies of Yatinuwara PS Opposition Leader, his wife and child found Sports

LNP - Bodies of Yatinuwara PS Opposition Leader, his wife and child found

The bodies of the Leader of the Opposition of the Yatinuwara Pradeshiya Sabah, his wife and the daughter have been found at their residence in Yahalatenna,…

29 Jul 2025
LNP - SLC felicitates Ruchira Palliyaguruge for officiating in 100 ODIs Sports

LNP - SLC felicitates Ruchira Palliyaguruge for officiating in 100 ODIs

Sri Lanka Cricket felicitated Ruchira Palliyaguruge, who is officiating in his 100th ODI as an on-field umpire during today’s game. Ravin Wickramaratne, Vice…

06 Jul 2025
LNP - Narcotics peddled at Israelis-run business centres in East Sports

LNP - Narcotics peddled at Israelis-run business centres in East

Some Israelis, who are here as tourists, are involved in peddling various types of narcotics in their unauthorized business centres set up in certain pockets…

03 Jul 2025
LNP - Sri Lankan engineer Meriesha Fonseka joins Airbus Wichita Facility Team Sports

LNP - Sri Lankan engineer Meriesha Fonseka joins Airbus Wichita Facility Team

Airbus has spotlighted Meriesha Fonseka, a talented Sri Lankan engineer, as part of their single-aisle wing design team at the company’s Wichita Engineering…

26 Jun 2025
LNP - Modi inaugurates world’s highest single-arch railway bridge in Kashmir Sports

LNP - Modi inaugurates world’s highest single-arch railway bridge in Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the world’s highest single-arch railway bridge in Indian-administered Kashmir. The term “single-arch…

06 Jun 2025
LNP - Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sachithra Senanayake indicted for match-fixing Sports

LNP - Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sachithra Senanayake indicted for match-fixing

The Attorney General has indicted former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake at the Hambantota High Court for allegedly inciting cricketer Tharindu…

05 Jun 2025
LNP - Sri Lanka’s wildlife rangers featured in Prince William’s new BBC docu-series Sports

LNP - Sri Lanka’s wildlife rangers featured in Prince William’s new BBC docu-series

Sri Lanka’s tireless wildlife defenders have taken the global spotlight in ‘Guardians’, a powerful new documentary series launched by Prince William and The…

24 May 2025
LNP - Angelo Mathews to retire from Test cricket Sports

LNP - Angelo Mathews to retire from Test cricket

Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will retire from Test cricket after the first match against Bangladesh, the veteran all-rounder announced in a…

23 May 2025
LNP - 'Give Kohli one more Test match to be sure he doesn’t belong in here' Sports

LNP - 'Give Kohli one more Test match to be sure he doesn’t belong in here'

Virat Kohli on Monday (12) confirmed that he is retiring from Test cricket after speculation of days. Following the retirement of his teammate Rohit Sharma…

12 May 2025
LNP - Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket Sports

LNP - Virat Kohli retires from Test cricket

Virat Kohli has decided to retire from Test cricket. He amassed 9230 runs in 123 matches at an average of 46.85 in the game’s longest format. “It’s been 14…

12 May 2025
LNP - NPP leads in 200 LG bodies, gains absolute majority in 99 Sports

LNP - NPP leads in 200 LG bodies, gains absolute majority in 99

The National People’s Power (NPP) has won a majority of seats in 200 out of 258 local government bodies where results have been released so far. Among these,…

07 May 2025
LNP - NPP secures key local bodies in Gampaha district Sports

LNP - NPP secures key local bodies in Gampaha district

The National People’s Power (NPP) has claimed control of three major local authorities in the Gampaha District. The party secured victories in the Kelaniya…

07 May 2025