Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a grenade attack on a house in the Ratmalana area on AugustContinue Reading The post Four suspects arrested over grenade attack on Ratmalana house appeared first on New

  WEATHER FORECAST FOR 09 AUGUST 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 09 August 2026. Showers or thundershowers will occurContinue Reading The post Sunday: Showers and strong winds forecast for several areas appeared first on Ne

Fifa has strongly criticised what it calls a ’’concerted and ongoing effort’’ to ’’undermine’’ the organisation and its president Gianni Infantino.

Charith Asalanka and Eshan Malinga shared six wickets between them as Galle Gallants clinched a low-scoring final to secure their first Lanka Premier League (LPL) title, in Colombo. After the pair dismissed Jaffna Kings

SriLankan Airlines has resumed flights between Colombo and Kuwait, offering six services per week.

The newly formed Sri Lankan Professional Cricketers’ Association (SLPCA) was officially launched on Saturday, with men’s white-ball captain Kusal Mendis  appointed as its inaugural president. Backed heavily by prominent

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 09 AUGUST 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 09 August 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eli

Paradise for Illegal Gaming MONETABRIEF –Sri Lanka is investigating online gaming operations as the South Asian island and its Port City Special Economic Zone gain ground as a safe haven for criminal syndicates forced ou

The Government on Friday gazetted the Draft Bill for the Twenty Second Amendment to the Constitution, proposing changes to the retirement age of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges, along with other amendments relat

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been ordered by the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court to appear before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court on August 29 and provide evidence through an online link to the Jaffna court in

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Addis Ababa has announced that all judicial procedures and consular formalities relating to the three Sri Lankan nationals rescued from human traffickers in Ethiopia have been completed. The E

Celebrated as a Catalyst for a New Generation of Conservationists By Ifham Nizam The launch of The Curious Naturalist: 127 Essays + Additional five on Sri Lankan Biodiversity by renowned conservation biologist Dr. Rohan

A Parliamentary Select Committee tasked with reviewing election-related laws has appointed an expert panel to examine 31 proposals submitted by individuals and organisations on electoral reforms, along with recommendatio

by Rajan Philips ✍️ President Dissanayake listens to Tamil Speaking Politics Two weeks after their first gathering in Colombo, on July 13, the six political parties of the ‘Tamil speaking people’ had an audience with Pre

India has handed over another consignment of Bailey Bridges, weighing more than 250 metric tonnes, to Sri Lanka as part of its ongoing assistance to the country.

Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves increased to US$ 6.591 billion in July 2026, according to the latest data released byContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka’s official reserves rise to US$ 6.59 billion in July appeared f

From the killer shark of ’’Jaws’’ to the tornado-tossed predators of the ’’Sharknado’’ movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear. But when a shark ​cuts through the waters off the U.S. East Coast

The Mahanayake theras of the three Chapters have written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing concerns on extending the retirement age of judges, Mahanayake of Malwathu Chapter Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri

Globe, Emmy, and Olivier Award-winning actor Rosamund Pike, Ambassador to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG), is visiting Sri Lanka this week as the country marks the clearance of one million landmines over the past 17 years

A U.S. federal appeals court ordered Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to stop construction on a $400 million ​ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major s

A state of emergency was declared by the district of Summerland, British Columbia, early Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire ​swept through western Canada, forcing thousands of residents to ‌evacuate their homes.

Jorge Messi has died at the age of 68, according to multiple Argentine media outlets. Lionel Messi’s father had been battling health problems for some time.

The government is planning to commence issuance of e-Passports within less than a year under the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said yesterday.

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the abuse of a cat seen in a video that recently wentContinue Reading The post Two suspects arrested after viral cat cruelty video appeared first on Newswire.

SriLankan Airlines has resumed flights between Colombo and Kuwait, with six services per week commencing from August 8, 2026. AccordingContinue Reading The post SriLankan Airlines resumes flights to Kuwait appeared first

Jorge Messi, the father and longtime representative of Argentine football legend Lionel Messi, has died at the age of 68Continue Reading The post Lionel Messi’s father Jorge Messi dies aged 68 appeared first on Newswire.

Opposition MP Mujibur Rahman told Parliament that a former Sri Lankan Member of Parliament was detained and questioned by UKContinue Reading The post New Sri Lanka passports rejected in some countries over quality issues

A Sri Lankan air passenger has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth Rs. 6 million intoContinue Reading The post Passenger arrested with Rs. 6 million worth of illegal ci

Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has called for a Senate investigation into issues faced by more than 3,000 workers of HelaContinue Reading The post Kenyan Senator seeks probe over 3,000 workers of Hela apparel in Nairobi ap

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has uncovered information about a large-scale organised online extortion scam targeting SriContinue Reading The post How an Instagram ‘Hi’ turns into an Extortion

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody, who was indicted on corruption charges, was released on bail by the Colombo High Court on Friday after having his fingerprints

A renewed call for integrity, excellence and solidarity within the legal profession took centre stage at a women lawyers rsquo; gathering held in Hulftsdorp last week, where Supreme Court Justice Kumuduni Wickremasinghe

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lt;strong gt; lt;em gt;Pix and text by K R Rajamanthri nbsp; nbsp; lt;/em gt; lt;/strong gt; A new ward is being constructed to serve communities in the Uva Paranagama area and parts of the Central Province, replacing th

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lt;strong gt;By Jayani Madawla lt;/strong gt; The prevailing heatwave that Sri Lanka is experiencing is expected to continue through mid-May according to the Department of Meteorology. Experts warn that the situation cou

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While the Sri Lanka Navy assisted in bringing to shore an ailing member of the crew of a Chinese research vessel anchored in Sri Lanka rsquo;s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the vessel will not be allowed into the countr

lt;strong gt;By Ranjith Padmasiri nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Former Director General of the Land Reform Commission (LRC) Liyanage Padmasiri has acknowledged that a statement he made claiming Kandy District MP Chamindrani Kirie

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has welcomed Friday rsquo;s Supreme Court rsquo;s judgment which found that former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several former health officials had violated the fun

lt;ul gt; lt;li gt; lt;strong gt;Appeal Court decides the lsquo;harm rsquo; that may result from release of lsquo;transaction level rsquo; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; lt;strong gt;information during 2015-2017 outweighs lsquo;pu

lt;p style= quot;text-align: left; quot; align= quot;center quot; gt; lt;strong gt;By Ranith Padmasiri lt;/strong gt; lt;/p gt; The Court of Appeal has set aside the acquittal of all accused in the assassination case of

lt;strong gt;By Niranjala Ariyawansha nbsp; nbsp; lt;/strong gt; Although the war in West Asia will have a significant impact on the Sri Lankan economy both in the short as well as long-term, Sri Lanka can control the ec