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Minister K.D. Lal Kantha has issued a legal notice against Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Private) Limited, accusing the local broadcaster ofContinue Reading The post Minister Lal Kantha seeks Rs. 10 billion in damages from local…

Organized crime suspect known as “Karandeniye Raju,” who was arrested in India and returned to Sri Lanka, is being detainedContinue Reading The post “Karandeniye Raju” detained for 72 hours after return from India: Police appeared first on…

Former Galle District Member of Parliament and former Galle District Coordinating Committee Chairman Sampath Athukorala has been hospitalized after beingContinue Reading The post Former MP Sampath Athukorala attacked appeared first on…

Sri Lanka’s Free Media Movement (FMM) has condemned the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over its reported request to X (formerlyContinue Reading The post FMM slams CID over request to X Twitter on journalist’s post appeared first on…

Two more people have died in separate drowning incidents in Sri Lanka, taking the number of drowning deaths reported sinceContinue Reading The post Man dies saving children; April drowning toll hits 22 appeared first on Newswire.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 19 APRIL 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 April 2026. Atmospheric conditions will be favorable forContinue Reading The post Afternoon thundershowers expected across most parts of the country from tomorrow appeared first…

A shooting incident was reported at a house in the Gangoda area of Midigama at around 11.45 p.m. yesterday (18),Continue Reading The post Shooting reported at house in Midigama appeared first on Newswire.

Indian Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan has arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit, together with a 49-member delegation.Continue Reading The post Indian Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan arrives in Sri Lanka appeared first on…

A fresh security scare has unfolded in the Strait of Hormuz after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agencyContinue Reading The post Fresh tension in Hormuz as tanker reportedly fired at, vessels told strait is shut again…

Sri Lanka Navy has taken into custody four individuals along with a consignment of suspected narcotics recovered at sea. TheContinue Reading The post Four arrested at sea with 161 kg of Heroin appeared first on Newswire.