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The United States Department of State has announced a pause on issuing immigrant visas to nationals from dozens of countriesContinue Reading The post US pauses immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries under new review appeared first on…

Ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday approved the first malaria drugContinue Reading The post WHO approves first Malaria drug for babies appeared first on Newswire.

Asanga Seneviratne has been elected President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka following a majority vote held today.Continue Reading The post Asanga Seneviratne elected NOC President with majority vote appeared first on…

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talksContinue Reading The post Trump cancels US envoys’ Pakistan trip for Iran war talks appeared first on Newswire.

A Sri Lankan national is among 17 crew members onboard an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast ofContinue Reading The post Sri Lankan among 17 crew onboard hijacked oil tanker off Somali coast appeared first on Newswire.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says it has strengthened measures to safeguard Sri Lanka’s fuel supply by using a mix ofContinue Reading The post CPC says fuel stocks secured until end of May appeared first on Newswire.

  Senior Prof. Nalin Abeysekera, a renowned marketing professional and former Dean of the Open University of Sri Lanka, hasContinue Reading The post Senior Prof. Nalin Abeysekera passes away appeared first on Newswire.

US President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington after gunfire disrupted the high-profileContinue Reading The post Trump evacuated after gunfire disrupts White House Correspondents’ Dinner…

A major narcotics haul worth more than Rs. 1.1 billion has been seized at Bandaranaike International Airport, with 22 BuddhistContinue Reading The post 22 Sri Lankan monks arrested with Rs. 1.1 billion drugs at Katunayake Airport appeared…

Police conducted two separate raids on Saturday (25.04.2026), resulting in the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of aContinue Reading The post Two arrested and 370 bottles of illegal liquor seized in separate raids appeared first on…