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Several spells of showers are expected in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva, and Central provinces, as well as in theContinue Reading The post Weather: Showers & thundershowers in several areas today appeared first on Newswire.

The Dalai Lama is now a Grammy winner, beating out Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah for the coveted award onContinue Reading The post Dalai Lama wins first Grammy appeared first on Newswire.

A Police inspector and a Constable have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a pistol and a magazineContinue Reading The post Two Matugama cops arrested over missing firearm appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka Police have announced heightened security and a special traffic management plan ahead of the exposition of Sacred RelicsContinue Reading The post Special Security and Traffic Plan for Relics Exposition at Gangaramaya appeared…

Four Buddhist monks—including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera, and six others have been further remanded until February 9, 2026, by theContinue Reading The post Buddha statue incident: Balangoda Kassapa Thera further remanded appeared first on…

Official: Sri Lanka have formally submitted their squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 to the ICC 🇱🇰🏏 The post Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup 2026 squad officially submitted to ICC appeared first on Newswire.

Thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle andContinue Reading The post Severe lightning alert for 7 districts appeared first on Newswire.

Business owners at economic centres voiced strong opposition to the government’s plan to transfer management of their centres to aContinue Reading The post Traders oppose govt plan to transfer economic centre management appeared first on…

A special Gazette notification has been issued permitting the employment of women over the age of 18 for night workContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka removes night work restrictions for women over 18 appeared first on Newswire.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been summoned to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) on February 3,Continue Reading The post Police summon Shiranthi Rajapaksa to FCID, Namal Rajapaksa to CID appeared…