LNP - Ten women conceive as sperm bank brings hope

2025-10-08   |   Uncategorized

The newly established sperm bank at Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo has produced encouraging results with ten women successfully conceivin...

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LNP - Sri Lankan designer shines at Paris Fashion Week

2025-10-08   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lankan designer Chathuri Samaraweera’s ‘Spring/Summer 2026 collection’ shined at the Paris Fashion Week, making it the first time that a Sri...

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LNP - Boy dies after tragic accident at Colombo Swimming Club

2025-10-07   |   Uncategorized

The eight-year-old boy who was critically injured in an incident at the Colombo Swimming Club has passed away while receiving treatment at a private h...

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LNP - Chinese EV giant BYD sees UK sales soar by 880%

2025-10-07   |   Uncategorized

Chinese car making giant BYD says the UK has become its biggest market outside China, after its sales there surged by 880% in September compared to a ...

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LNP - Surging numbers of children using e-cigarettes: WHO

2025-10-07   |   Uncategorized

More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, the World Health Or...

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LNP - Thirty-two pigeons stolen from Dehiwala National Zoo, officials say

2025-10-06   |   Uncategorized

A total of 32 pigeons have been stolen from the Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens, according to the administration of the zoo. The Deputy Director ...

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LNP - Three dead, 3 injured in lorry-bus collision at Narammala

2025-10-05   |   Uncategorized

At least three individuals have died and three others have sustained injuries following a collision involving a lorry and a bus near Narammala town on...

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LNP - US navy ship USS Fitzgerald departs Colombo

2025-10-05   |   Uncategorized

The USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) of the United States Navy, which arrived in Colombo for a replenishment visit, departed the island on yesterday. During it...

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LNP - Fresh probes on Thajudeen launched based on Manamperi’s disclosures: Nalinda

2025-10-04   |   Uncategorized

Fresh investigations into the death of ruggerite Wasim Thajudeen have been launched based on the disclosures made by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP...

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LNP - ASPI surpasses 22,000 points for first time in history

2025-10-03   |   Uncategorized

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) crossed the 22,000 mark for the first time, driven by strong investor sentiment and heavy activity in the Banking and...

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LNP - Sabina Yousaf crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2025

2025-10-03   |   Uncategorized

Sabina Yousaf was crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka World 2025 at the grand finale held on Thursday (03). With this victory, Yousaf will go on to represent Sri L...

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LNP - MR yet to hand over Wijerama residence; Ministry to take necessary action: Nalinda

2025-10-02   |   Uncategorized

Claiming that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has not officially handed over his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha as yet, Minister Nalinda Ja...

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LNP - SLS certification to be made mandatory for plastic bottles and children’s items from April 2026

2025-10-02   |   Uncategorized

It will be mandatory for manufacturers to obtain the Sri Lanka Standards (SLS) certification for plastic items such as feeding bottles and lunch boxes...

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LNP - Issuance of bus tickets in Western Province mandatory from tomorrow: WPRPTA

2025-09-30   |   Uncategorized

The issuance of travel tickets to private bus passengers will be mandatory from tomorrow (Oct. 1), the Road Passenger Authority of the Western Provinc...

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LNP - Measures afoot to fast-track drug purchases

2025-09-29   |   Uncategorized

A special procurement system is to be introduced to fast-track the purchasing of drugs in Sri Lanka, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni sa...

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LNP - Cable car accident at Na Uyana Monastery: Death toll rises to 8

2025-09-28   |   Uncategorized

The death toll from the cable car accident at the Na Uyana Monastery has risen to eight, after another monk who was receiving treatment in the Intensi...

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LNP - Several spells of showers expected in parts of the island

2025-09-28   |   Uncategorized

Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts today...

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LNP - Divorce rate drives rise in women-headed households

2025-09-27   |   Uncategorized

An academic has revealed that as many as 1.2 million families in Sri Lanka are headed by women, with the number steadily increasing due to the country...

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LNP - Local agent tells SC it lacks resources for first tranche payment

2025-09-26   |   Uncategorized

Sea Consortium Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, the local agent of the MV X-Press Pearl, has informed the Supreme Court through an affidavit that its directors and pr...

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LNP - Private bus ticketing to be mandatory from next month

2025-09-25   |   Uncategorized

The Western Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authority (WPRPTA) has announced that issuing and obtaining tickets on private buses will become manda...

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LNP - Three dead and four injured in head-on collision between lorry and van in Thalawa

2025-09-25   |   Uncategorized

Three individuals have died and four others have been injured in a head-on collision between a lorry and a van in the Thalawa–Mirigama junction alon...

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LNP - Majority drug addicts in Sri Lanka are not O/L passed

2025-09-24   |   Uncategorized

A recent study has revealed that most drug addicts including ICE addicts in Sri Lanka have education levels below the Ordinary Level (O/L) and have no...

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LNP - Another tragic accident kills schoolgirl

2025-09-24   |   Uncategorized

A 17-year-old schoolgirl died today after sustaining serious injuries in a road accident near Meerigama National School on the Pasiyala–Giriulla Roa...

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LNP - Sampath Manamperi remanded

2025-09-24   |   Uncategorized

Sampath Manamperi, who was detained for interrogation by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), has been ordered remanded in custody by the Walasmulla Mag...

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LNP - Afghan boy flies from Kabul to Delhi hiding in plane’s landing gear

2025-09-23   |   Uncategorized

A 13-year-old Afghan boy made a dangerous journey from Kabul to Delhi, hiding in the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air passenger plane. Officials ...

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