General SpaceX Rocket Debris Crashes Into the Moon, Creating New Crater
A massive piece of debris from a SpaceX rocket, roughly the size of a school bus and weighing approximately four tonnes, has slammed into the lunar surface,…
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General Seven Dead as Floods and Landslides Batter Sri Lanka
Deadly Weather Disaster Claims Lives Across the Island At least seven people have lost their lives as devastating floods and landslides struck Sri Lanka,…
General Court of Appeal Dismisses Revision Petitions Filed Against Former Minister Johnston Fernando
Appeals Court Throws Out Challenges Linked to Ex-Minister The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka has rejected revision applications submitted by three individuals,…
General Multiple Shipping Containers Fall Overboard in Sri Lankan Waters
Several shipping containers have fallen overboard off the coast of Sri Lanka, raising fresh concerns about maritime safety in the region's busy sea lanes. The…
General Eva Partners with Education Ministry to Deliver Menstrual Hygiene Support to One Million Sri Lankan Schoolgirls
Landmark Initiative to Reach Students Across 6,000 Schools Nationwide In what is being described as one of Sri Lanka's most ambitious menstrual hygiene…
General Sri Lanka's Vehicle Imports Yield Rs. 896 Billion in Tax Revenue, CCC Report Reveals
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has published its Motor Vehicle Industry Report 2025/26, reviving one of its most anticipated flagship publications and…
General Sri Lanka's MAS Holdings Joins $30 Million Investment Round in French Textile Recycling Pioneer Syntetica
MAS Holdings, one of Sri Lanka's most prominent apparel manufacturers, has lent its support to a significant funding milestone in the global sustainable…
General Two Decades of Silence: Amnesty International Demands Justice for Muttur Aid Worker Massacre
Twenty years have passed since one of Sri Lanka's most harrowing wartime atrocities claimed the lives of 17 aid workers in Muttur, yet justice remains elusive…
General Sri Lankan Family Pleads for Government Intervention as Son Faces Five-Year Saudi Jail Term Over Facebook Post
Family in Distress as Young Sri Lankan Remains Behind Bars in Saudi Arabia The family of a young Sri Lankan man sentenced to five years in prison by a Saudi…
General Masked Arsonists Caught on Camera in Kaduwela Luxury Bus Attack
CCTV footage capturing two masked individuals setting fire to a luxury bus in the Kaduwela area has been released to the media, as authorities work to identify…
General Caught on Camera: Bystander Confronts Teen Purchasing Liquor at Bandarawela Shop
A video circulating widely on social media has captured the moment a concerned member of the public stepped in to confront a teenager who had purchased a…
General Former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Taken Into Custody by Anti-Corruption Commission
Former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), authorities…
General Supreme Court Throws Out Bid to Delay A/L Examinations
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has dismissed a fundamental rights petition that sought to postpone the upcoming GCE Advanced Level Examination, clearing the…
General Veteran Sri Lankan Administrator Haris de Silva Passes Away
Sri Lanka has lost a distinguished public servant with the passing of Haris de Silva, a veteran senior administrative officer who dedicated decades of his…
General Dehiwala–Mount Lavinia Makes History as Sri Lanka's First Municipal Council to Live Stream Official Meetings
The Dehiwala–Mount Lavinia Municipal Council has etched its name in Sri Lankan administrative history by becoming the first local authority in the country to…
General Jaffna Court Slaps Rs. 400,000 Fine on Two Medical Institutions for Expired Medicines and Overcharging
Two medical institutions in Jaffna have been ordered to pay a combined fine of Rs. 400,000 after being found guilty of serious consumer protection violations,…
General Sri Lanka's Garment Sector Powers Ahead with $2.2 Billion in Exports for First Half of 2026
Sri Lanka's apparel industry has recorded a strong performance in the first half of 2026, with garment exports reaching $2.2 billion, underscoring the sector's…
General Indian High Commissioner Holds Talks With Tamil Party Collective in Colombo
Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, sat down for discussions with a coalition of six Tamil-speaking political parties in Colombo on Tuesday, in…
General India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Touches Down in Colombo to Strengthen Bilateral Bonds
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Colombo on Monday for a one-day official visit, signalling New Delhi's continued commitment to deepening its…
General Arson Suspected as Luxury Bus Engulfed in Flames on Kaduwela-Matara Route
A luxury passenger bus travelling the Kaduwela–Matara route via the Southern Expressway was completely destroyed in what authorities suspect was a deliberate…
General Musician Dayan Witharana's Viral Reunion Mission Ends in Tragedy as Patient Gayan Munasinghe Passes Away
Sri Lankan musician Dayan Witharana has shared the heartbreaking news that Gayan Munasinghe, the ailing patient at the centre of a viral social media appeal,…
General Central Bank of Sri Lanka to Promote Digital Payments in Jaffna with Two-Day Programme
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is set to take its digital payments awareness drive to the Northern Province, with a two-day Digital Payments Promotional…
General How a Decade of Change Reshaped Life in Jammu and Kashmir
A Region Transformed Over the past ten years, Jammu and Kashmir has undergone a remarkable transformation, with sweeping changes in socio-economic development,…
General Seven Dead as Floods and Landslides Batter Sri Lanka
At least seven people have lost their lives as Sri Lanka has been struck by a devastating combination of floods and landslides, with communities across the…