The Supreme Court has ruled that the 2022 arrest of social activist Muthuheen Gedara Thisara Nuwantha Anuruddha Bandara over hisContinue Reading The post SC verdict: What made the ‘GoHomeGota’ activist’s arrest unconstit

A person was shot and wounded in a shooting incident at a hotel near the Kadirana Bridge in Wattala onContinue Reading The post Shooting incident reported in Wattala appeared first on Newswire.

A person was shot and wounded in a shooting incident at a hotel near the Kadirana Bridge in Wattala onContinue Reading The post Shooting incident reported near Wattala appeared first on Newswire.

A person was injured in a shooting near the Kuppiyawatta Cemetery in Dematagoda on Thursday (23). According to reports, twoContinue Reading The post One injured in Dematagoda shooting appeared first on Newswire.

The franchise agreement for the Jaffna Kings has been terminated after the franchise owner failed to meet its financial obligations,Continue Reading The post SLC, IPG take over Jaffna Kings after Franchise Termination ap

Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon has rejected claims that he demanded US$300,000 from the Government as a condition to continueContinue Reading The post Yupun disappointed by Sports Minister’s ‘misleading’ US$300,000 c

The European Union has fined Google €890 million ($1 billion) for breaching rules designed to promote competition in digital services,Continue Reading The post EU fines Google US$ 1 billion for ‘harming’ online rivals ap

Police have arrested 8 men and 2 women after recovering 03 kg 790 g of gold and Rs. 16,900,000 inContinue Reading The post Nearly 4kg of gold seized, 10 arrested in hotel raid appeared first on Newswire.

More than 4,200 Israeli settlers and members of far-right groups have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compond  in occupied East Jerusalem in one of the largest incursions this year as they mark a Jewish holiday, Palestinian o

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that a change in attitudes is essential to make sport an integral part of people’sContinue Reading The post President Targets 2028 Olympics, Calls for Stronger Sports Culture

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says legal action has been taken against 23 private hospitals and medical laboratories across SriContinue Reading The post Full list of 23 private hospitals, laboratories fined over e

Half-centuries from Gull Feroza and Sidra Amin  helped Pakistan start their tour of Sri Lanka on a winning note. After restricting Sri Lanka to 210 for 9, thanks to Nashra Sandhu’s 3 for 42, Pakistan got home with five w

The Labour Department has announced that public services related to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Database and Digital EPF system will be unavailable on July 30 and 31, 2026, due to essential maintenance work on it

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has reminded private hospitals and laboratories that maximum charges remain in force for certain medical laboratory tests, following reports that a private hospital in Jaffna had alle

Professor G.L. Peiris has announced plans to establish a Trust Fund to support legal research and academic initiatives at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, and the Sri Lanka Law College.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has accused the government of imposing an unfair tax burden on the public despite claiming to have large amounts of revenue.

The Colombo District Waste Management Subcommittee, operating under the Colombo District Coordinating Committee, convened at Parliament on 22 July with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.The meeti

A preliminary planning meeting for the Sri Dalada Maha Perahera 2026 of the Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya was held this morning (23) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of Secretary to the P

A pistol and a communication device have been found in a vehicle linked to a clash between two groups of Chinese nationals at the Colombo Port City, police said.

Five Thai paramilitary soldiers have been killed and six civilians wounded in an attack on a security checkpoint in the country’s rebel-hit south, according to the army.

Deputy Minister of Finance Anil Jayantha Fernando said today that vehicle imports have reduced remarkably after the imposition of the 50 percent surcharge on vehicle imports.

The number ​of confirmed Ebola ‌cases in the Democratic ​Republic of ​Congo has increased to 2,536, ⁠including ​1,033 deaths, government ​data showed late on Wednesday.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appeared before the Court of Appeal today (23) to observe proceedings related to a writ petition he has filed seeking an order preventing his arrest and detention.

The Sri Lanka Police have issued an urgent public warning over a surge in financial scams involving fraudsters impersonating police officers and other government officials to steal money and sensitive banking information

Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed said on Wednesday (July 22) that he has withdrawn from the Lanka Premier League (LPL) to prepare for the upcoming Test tour of Australia. Taskin, who arrived in Dhaka with the team from Zimb

The United States and Saudi Arabia have reached a civilian nuclear cooperation deal, the administration of US President Donald Trump announced, as Washington and Riyadh push to deepen ties. The US Department of Energy ha

The Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing trawler and apprehended nine Indian fishermen whilst engaged in illegal fishing having crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in Sri Lankan waters North of Tal

By Charumini de Silva Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe yesterday said the Monetary Board’s proactive decision to raise policy interest rates by 100 basis points in May is beginning to pr

Hosts Sri Lanka made a winning start to their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group IV campaign, edging out Qatar 2-1 in a closely contested opening-day tie at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association courts in Colombo on Wednesday. The

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