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Sri Lanka has recorded 86,947 dengue cases so far in 2026, according to the latest data issued by the NationalContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka dengue cases near 87,000 as Western Province bears brunt appeared first on Newswire.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath held discussions with UN Assistant Secretary‑General and UNDP Asia‑Pacific Regional Director, Kanni Wignaraja, theContinue Reading The post Foreign Minister meets UN’s highest‑ranking Sri Lankan…

Three Sri Lankan companies, Gralgo From Ceylon, Planet’s Finest, and Ceylbee International, have been recognised at the prestigious Great TasteContinue Reading The post Three Sri Lankan companies win great taste recognition appeared first…

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has formally handed over a proposal to the Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne, requesting theContinue Reading The post SJB calls for Select Committee to address 1.1 million case backlog appeared…

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated slightly against the US Dollar across commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (04), comparedContinue Reading The post Dollar rate today : USD selling rate holds at Rs. 339–340 appeared first on Newswire.

Authorities will convene a special discussion tomorrow (05) to review precautionary measures for upcoming national examinations in light of theContinue Reading The post Special meeting to review weather impact on Scholarship and A/L exams…

The Colombo High Court has ordered former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa and former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda toContinue Reading The post Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Wasantha Karannagoda ordered to appear before…

Police investigations into a video circulating on social media showing a woman assaulting a young girl inside a house inContinue Reading The post Wellawatte assault video case concluded without legal action – Police appeared first on…

A series of coordinated operations targeting illegal fishing across Sri Lanka’s coastal waters between July 16 and 31 has ledContinue Reading The post 36 arrested in nationwide crackdown on illegal fishing appeared first on Newswire.

DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin was detained by police from his Chennai residence onContinue Reading The post Trisha-Vijay Trash Talk : Udhayanidhi Stalin arrested appeared first on Newswire.