The results of the 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination has been released https://www.doenets.lk/examresults The post GCE O/L Results 2025 (2026) – Doenets.lk Department of Examination appeared first on Newswire.

Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara says excavation work at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna is progressingContinue Reading The post Justice Must Be Served: Minister Inspects Chemmani Mas

The Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court has ordered that notice be issued to former Minister Duminda Dissanayake to appear before courtContinue Reading The post Duminda Dissanayake Re-Named Suspect in Gold-Plated T-56 Case

Footballer and Morocco team captain Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in France over an allegation of rape, French prosecutors haveContinue Reading The post Morocco captain Hakimi to stand trial over rape allegation appeare

A 27-year-old businessman has been fined Rs. 20,000 after being found in possession of protected bird species and engaging inContinue Reading The post Trader caught selling protected Bird Species, fined by court appeared

A train passenger accused of damaging property at the Alawwa Railway Station following a train delay has been arrested. TheContinue Reading The post Passenger arrested over damage to railway station property appeared fir

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has strongly rejected a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that she “begged” him forContinue Reading The post Meloni Rejects Trump’s ‘Begged for Photo’ Claim, Italy Cancels US Visi

Deputy Minister of Finance Anil Jayantha Fernando has clarified that the newly issued gazette governing import payments is not intendedContinue Reading The post Import payment gazette not aimed at restricting trade; Depu

The Colombo Stock Exchange ended Friday’s session in negative territory, reversing early gains as delays surrounding the formal signing of the peace agreement between the United States and Iran dampened investor sentimen

A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Mr Jay Shah, Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), was held this afternoon (19) at the Presidential Secretariat.

  Travel time between Ahmedabad and Colombo has been cut from nearly eight hours to just three with the launchContinue Reading The post “Chalo Colombo, Haalo Sri Lanka” : Direct Ahmedabad-Colombo Flights Begin appeared f

Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire following days of escalating hostilities, a senior United States official confirmedContinue Reading The post Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire starting on Frid

Israel and Hezbollah have ​agreed to a ‌ceasefire set to begin at 4 ​p.m. local time ​on Friday, a senior ⁠U.S. official ​told Reuters.

A 47-year-old female lawyer attached to the legal division of a Colombo-based commercial bank was arrested last night (18) at a supermarket in Ratmalana while allegedly attempting to steal multiple items.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah will arrive here on Friday on a whistle-stop tour and meet Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with the SLC interim committee issue expected to be high on

A total of 43 individuals have been arrested following a series of raids carried out by the Walana Central Anti-Vice Strike Force on massage centres in the Thalawathugoda area.

Jaffna District MP Archchuna Ramanathan was seen removing a life-size cut-out of himself that had been decorated with a garland made of slippers and placed by the roadside in the Gurunagar area of Jaffna.

At least 18 people have been killed in southern Lebanon following a series of Israeli air strikes overnight, the country’s health ministry has said - while the Israeli military says four of its soldiers were also killed.

’’I was honoured to be aboard Air Force One last night on its final flight,’’ Monica Crowley, the US chief of protocol, said on X.

A new round of direct talks between the US and Iran have been postponed after Vice-President JD Vance delayed a planned trip to Switzerland.

Jio Platforms, the telecom unit of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, has announced what analysts say could be one of India’s biggest share sales. The company’s board has approved a draft prospectus for the

A programme to provide educational equipment to selected university students was held on Thursday  (18)  morning at the Head Office of the President’s Fund. During the event, laptop computers were distributed to 14 stude

Planned talks in Switzerland between the United States and Iran to discuss the technical terms of their ceasefire deal have been postponed. The Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed early on Friday that the talks, which were

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has hinted at the possibility of an early start to the IPL from next season onwards. Saikia stated that the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council are in discussions about starting the tournamen

The National System Operator (NSO) expects to end the forced curtailment of renewable energy generation next year as battery energy storage system (BESS) projects are integrated into Sri Lanka’s electricity network, NSO

Qamar Ahmed, the cricket journalist and broadcaster, as well as a former first-class cricketer, has passed away in Karachi, Pakistan. He was 88 years old. Ahmed – or ‘Q’ as he was fondly and widely known to his fellow jo

Stafanie Taylor navigated a huge scare at the hands of Scotland as West Indies scrapped their way to a second win of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Taylor, playing her first match of the tournament, injected much-needed impe

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 19 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle,

Thirty-five people have been killed after gunmen struck Niger’s largest airport on Thursday, officials say – the second attack in less than five months. Residents in the predominately Muslim country told the BBC they had

Amidst ongoing accusations that the theft of USD 2.5 mn (nearly 1 bn Rupees) from the Treasury hadn’t been properly investigated, The Island learns that the relevant payments had been made to the actual creditor on the i

The Court of Appeal  yesterday (18) postponed until June 25 the hearing of a petition filed by former Minister Nalin Fernando seeking the dismissal of an indictment brought against him by the Attorney General in connecti

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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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