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A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday disrupted access to dozens of websites and applications across multipleContinue Reading The post Amazon Web Services outage disrupts major websites worldwide appeared first on Newswire.

The Orionid meteor shower, caused by debris from Halley’s Comet, will be visible in Sri Lanka tonight (Oct. 20) andContinue Reading The post Orionid meteor shower to light up the skies tonight appeared first on Newswire.

The 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 19 to 23, 2025,Continue Reading The post Sri Lankan delegation attends 151st Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva appeared…

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) announced today that Foreign Direct Investment inflows including foreign commercial loans forContinue Reading The post BOI details USD 827 million in foreign capital inflows, up 138% year-on-year…

The government plans to increase the existing 3% job quota for persons with disabilities in the state sector to 4%,Continue Reading The post Government to raise job quota for persons with disabilities to 4% appeared first on Newswire.

The Unity of Excise Trade Unions has strongly protested a statement made by Excise Commissioner General M.B.N.A. Pemaratne during aContinue Reading The post Excise officers protest claim that a third of staff are corrupt appeared first on…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) this morning (20) at the Presidential SecretariatContinue Reading The post President calls for urgent plan to fast-track university…

Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa visited the Orthopedic Department of the National Hospital in Colombo this morning (20) to inspectContinue Reading The post National Hospital introduces advanced prosthetic limb production with Swiss…

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar opens up about facing the spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan. From adjusting his guard to counter Murali’sContinue Reading The post Sachin Tendulkar on Facing Muralitharan: Secrets Behind the Legendary Doosra…

A clash between two student groups at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, has left six students injured andContinue Reading The post Clash at Ruhuna University leaves 6 hospitalized, 20 arrested appeared first on Newswire.