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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…
Crime LNP - ’’No beds, no rights’’: UK woman held over £1.2m Kush haul cries foul in Sri Lanka jail
Sri Lanka’s Prisons Department yesterday has denied claims of mistreatment made by a British woman who was remanded on drug charges, insisting she is being…
Entertainment LNP - Miss Indonesia wins talent final at Miss World 2025
In a spectacular celebration of global artistry and cultural diversity, the 72nd Miss World Festival marked one of its most anticipated events – Miss World…
Crime LNP - Duminda Dissanayake arrested over ‘gold-plated’ T-56 firearm
Former Minister and Anuradhapura District Organiser of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Duminda Dissanayake, has been arrested by police. Police said that…
Education LNP - Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, delivering a sharp punishment to the elite…
Crime LNP - Sri Lanka looks to modernize and digitize driving license for overseas use
A discussion has been held on the challenges Sri Lankan citizens face in using their driving licenses overseas—especially in Italy and other European…
Health LNP - No risk of new COVID variant spreading in Sri Lanka – Health Secretary
There is no risk of a new ‘COVID-19’ variant spreading in Sri Lanka, and therefore there is no need for unnecessary fear, according to Secretary of the…
Weather LNP - Fairly heavy rains expected in several areas
The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Central provinces and in…
Technology LNP - PM Harini meets US Ambassador and USAID delegation to discuss future development cooperations
The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, held a meeting on Thursday (22) at the Parliament with U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie J. Chung and…
Technology LNP - IMF awaits Sri Lanka’s electricity tariff adjustments to approve fourth review?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that the approval for the fourth review of Sri Lanka’s programme under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) is…
Politics LNP - Bribery Commission files case against former Minister Chandrani Bandara
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed an indictment against former Minister Chandrani Bandara before the…
Security LNP - National security not lost yet, but possible: MR
It is not yet possible to say that the country's national security will be lost, but it could happen, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said at the War…
Technology LNP - NPP confident Vraie Balthazaar will be sworn in as CMC Mayor
The National People's Power (NPP) today expressed confidence that it will form an administration in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) where Vraie Cally…
Politics LNP - PM Harini receives death threats via email; IP addresses traced to Europe - Minister
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has received death threats to her official email address at the Prime Minister’s Office, the Minister of…
Politics LNP - President appoints committee to probe allegations of irregularities in SriLankan Airlines
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the relevant authorities to appoint a special committee, led by the Presidential Secretariat, to investigate…
Politics LNP - Deputy Minister explains how duty is imposed on vehicles
The value of the vehicle is not the determining factor when imposing taxes, Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma said in…
Politics LNP - Country not fully free even after end of war: President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake states that the country is not fully free even after the end of the war. Addressing the National War Heroes’ Commemoration…
Technology LNP - MP Chamara Sampath granted bail
The New Democratic Front (NDF) Badulla District Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been granted bail by the Badulla Magistrate’s Court, Ada…
Politics LNP - President vows to prevent repetition of past tragedies during visit to war heroes
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid a visit this morning (19) to the Mihindu Seth Medura convalescent home in Attidiya, where he inquired into the health…
Crime LNP - Suspected gunman in Mount Lavinia shooting arrested
The Mount Lavinia Division Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested the suspected shooter involved in the murder of a youth in a shooting incident that…
Politics LNP - Ex-Minister Mahindananda remanded
Former Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage has been remanded until May 26 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court in connection with the controversial…
Business LNP - Over 15% Sri Lankans lost their jobs due to economic crisis, new data suggests
A total of 15.1% of Sri Lankans lost their jobs due to the impact of the economic crisis in 2023, according to the Department of Census and Statistics. The…
Law LNP - Sri Lanka marks 16 years since the end of civil war
Today (18) marks 16 years since the end of Sri Lanka’s three-decade-long civil war, which concluded with the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the…
Politics LNP - Govt. reviewing COSTS before renovating ‘dilapidated Parliament building’
The Urban Development Authority has declared the Parliament Complex building to be a dilapidated and dangerous structure The old Parliament building, located…