15 defendants in the Easter Sunday attacks case sentenced to 220 years of rigorous imprisonment each: 1. Mohamed Ibrahim MohamedContinue Reading The post Names of 15 Convicted in Easter Sunday Attacks Case and Sentenced

The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar has sentenced each of the 15 people convicted in the main case relating toContinue Reading The post 15 Easter Sunday attacks convicts sentenced to 220 years rigorous imprison

The Leicester Lankans Premier League (LLPL) is emerging as a growing grassroots platform for Sri Lankan cricket and community engagementContinue Reading The post Leicester Lankans Premier League Expands as Sri Lankan Com

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued freezing orders against six companies and their directors, preventing them fromContinue Reading The post Central Bank freezes assets of 6 companies and their directors appe

The health condition of retired Major General Suresh Sallay, who is currently receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hospital afterContinue Reading The post Rs. 4 million cardiac device fitted for Suresh Sallay, cou

The government is looking to bring a newly constructed group of oil storage tanks at the Kolonnawa Oil Storage ComplexContinue Reading The post New Kolonnawa oil tanks expected to be operational within a year appeared fi

The proposed electric railway project will require a substantial amount of electricity and could become one of Sri Lanka’s largestContinue Reading The post Electric railway project to require major power capacity: Minist

Deputy Inspector General of Police W.P.J. Senadheera said certain passengers are exempt from mandatory seat-belt requirements on expressways under theContinue Reading The post Young children exempt from seat-belt rule on

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has expressed his condolences to the Royal Family of Dubai and the people ofContinue Reading The post Foreign Minister extends condolences over death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid

The High Court has convicted 14 of the 24 men accused of being directly involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people. The three-judge bench read out its decision on Tuesday after a five-year trial

A total of 133 Sri Lankan workers selected for construction-sector jobs in Israel are scheduled to leave the country tomorrowContinue Reading The post 133 Sri Lankan workers to leave for construction jobs in Israel appea

Seven years after the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, 15 of the 24 accused standing trial on 23,270 charges, including conspiring to carry out suicide terrorist attacks targeting tourist hotels, churches and other locations

Heavy rainfall exceeding 100mm is expected in several parts of Sri Lanka as the depression currently located over the northwest Bay of Bengal, northeast of the island, is forecast to intensify into a deep depression with

The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has launched an investigation into former Minister Wimal Weerawansa following a Colombo Magistrate’s Court order to determine whether remarks he had made at an SLPP rally in

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recommendation to appoint High Court Judges Navaratne Marasinghe and Manjula Thilakaratne as Judges of the Court of Appeal has been forwarded to the Constitutional Council.

A referendum cannot be called as a result of protests or public demonstrations against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

Former Western Province Provincial Health Minister Angage Jagath Thilakasiri Perera has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over alleged bribery charges.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of Engineer P.M. Jayadeera as the new Director General of Irrigation, effective from October 6, 2026.

Cabinet approval has been granted to award a contract for the procurement of five million pre-printed polycarbonate cards required for the issuance of National Identity Cards (NICs).

A total of 133 Sri Lankan construction job seekers are scheduled to leave for Israel tomorrow (23) for employment in the country’s construction sector, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said.

The Sri Lanka Navy has designed and built the country’s first waveless referee boat for rowing and canoeing competitions at the Navy Water Sports Centre in Diyawanna, Battaramulla.

India thrashed Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the Asian Games women’s cricket competition final in Nisshin to win the country’s first gold medal of the multi-sport event, with Smriri Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh and th

At 67 for 5 in the 12th over, Pakistan  were under the cosh against Bqngladesh  in their bronze-medal playoff at the  Asian Games women’s competition. That’s when Fatima  Sana  walked out, slammed 45 in 30 balls, and gav

India Women won the toss and chose to bat first in the Asian Games  women’s cricket final in Nishin, Japan. India:  Smriti Mandhana,  Shafali Verma, G Kamalini,  Harmanpreet Kaur (capt),  Richa Ghosh (wk), Bharti Fulmali

Total vehicle registrations fell 13.8% month-on-month (MoM) to 45,569 units in August 2026, the lowest monthly total since November 2025’s 43,810 units, as tighter loan-to-value (LTV) limits and an extended

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The low-pressure area that was prevailing over the sea area of the Bay of Bengal, to the northeast of the

By Shamindra Ferdinando The ruling NPP yesterday (21) dismissed claims of a widening rift, within the government, over the proposed 22nd Amendment. Asked whether the NPP was concerned over a section of the Opposition all

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Mayadunna Sri Mevan Anthony Edirimannasuriya Corea as the Acting President of the Court of Appeal. The appointment has been made as President’s Couns

… school alleges deception What began quietly as a single-storey tourist hotel, on the edge of Katunayake-Seeduwa has, five years later, morphed into a looming five-storey cement factory and with it, a storm of fear, ang

Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha and Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake jointly laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Moragahakanda Bridge, in Matale, yesterday (21).

By Ifham Nizam Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Matthew Duckworth described Omega Traders’ latest investment in a modern dhal-processing facility as a strong example of how cross-border supply chains can transla

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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