2026

Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today granted permission to detain and question for 24 hours the son of former StateContinue Reading The post Ex‑minister’s son detained for 24 hours in Rs. 20 Mn robbery case appeared first on…
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The Pinnawala Zoo has announced the public debut of its three adorable Fishing Cat cubs and launched a naming contestContinue Reading The post Pinnawala Zoo invites public to name Fishing Cat cubs for World Cat Day appeared first on…
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The Colombo Fort Magistrate has expressed dissatisfaction over the progress of investigations into the mobile phone of former SriLankan AirlinesContinue Reading The post Court dissatisfied with progress of probe into Kapila Chandrasena’s…
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An attempt to shoot a man at Temple’s Road in Mount Lavinia on Tuesday night was unsuccessful after the gunman’sContinue Reading The post Gunman’s weapon fails during attempted shooting in Mount Lavinia appeared first on Newswire.
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Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has told Parliament that an investigation into fraudulent import transactions has uncovered the illegalContinue Reading The post CID tells Parliament how $715 million was illegally…
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Sugeeshwara Bandara, the former private secretary to ex‑President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been further remanded until July 30 in connection withContinue Reading The post Sugeeshwara Bandara further remanded in dual salary case appeared…
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A new study has found a worrying rise in cases of type 2 diabetes among women in their 20s inContinue Reading The post Type 2 diabetes rising sharply among women in their 20s, study warns appeared first on Newswire.
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The Officer-in-Charge (Basnayake Nilame) of the Devinuwara Devalaya has reportedly received death threats over a decision to reduce the numberContinue Reading The post Death threats, gunfire near Devinuwara Devalaya linked to Perahera…
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The United States is set to impose new tariffs that could hit dozens of countries soon, trade envoy Jamieson GreerContinue Reading The post US readies new tariffs as Trump’s 10% global levy to expire appeared first on Newswire.
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The government has decided to allocate the Rs. 5 billion Kuwait Fund exclusively for the social protection and welfare ofContinue Reading The post Govt to reserve Rs. 5 bn Kuwait Fund solely for welfare of Sri Lankan migrant workers…
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