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Hela Apparel Holdings PLC has announced that it has filed an application before the Commercial High Court seeking a court-orderedContinue Reading The post Unable to pay debts, Hela Apparel files for winding up appeared first on Newswire.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced that water supply will be temporarily suspended in Wellawatte and PamankadaContinue Reading The post 7‑hour water cut in Wellawatte and Pamankada tonight appeared first on Newswire.

The Court of Appeal has postponed until September 23 the hearing of an appeal filed by former Parliamentarian Hirunika PremachandraContinue Reading The post Hirunika’s bid to overturn 3-year prison sentence deferred to Sept. 23 appeared…

The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee has declared that the government’s plan to submit a bill amending the ConstitutionContinue Reading The post UNP calls for suspension of plan to extend judges’ tenure appeared first on…

Parliament today passed the Animals (Amendment) Bill and the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (Amendment) Bill following their SecondContinue Reading The post Parliament passes Animals, Water Supply Amendment Bills appeared first on…

Qatar Charity has inaugurated a newly constructed three‑storey Science Laboratory Building at Kalutara Muslim Central College, marking a major investmentContinue Reading The post Qatar Charity opens Rs. 83 million science laboratory complex…

Construction work on the second 220kV underground transmission cable system between the Kerawalapitiya Grid Substation and the Colombo Port GridContinue Reading The post New Kerawalapitiya-Colombo Port underground cable project launched…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 07 August 2026 Issued at 2.00 p.m. on 06 August 2026 Showers or thundershowers will occur atContinue Reading The post Over 100 mm rainfall forecast for several areas on Friday appeared first on Newswire.

A tense situation involving around 40 inmates was reported at Magazine Prison in Borella on Thursday night. Police Media SpokesmanContinue Reading The post Unrest at Magazine Prison brought under control – Police appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage said he believes cricket is “a batting game rather than a bowling game”Continue Reading The post Cricket is a batting game, not a bowling game – Sri Lankan Sports Minister appeared first on…