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LocalTags: Sri LankaThe second interim report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry for Appraisal of the Findings of Previous Commissions and Committees and the Way Forward was handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by Supreme…

LocalTags: Sri LankaSri Lanka Navy seized an Indian dhow with six Indian fishermen while poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The apprehension was made in seas northwest of the Kovilan Lighthouse, Jaffna during a patrol in the wee hours of…

SportsGlenn Maxwell sets off for a run.Tags: Print EditionAustralia's bowlers strangled Sri Lanka with the ball before a middle-overs batting masterclass from Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell rescued the home side from a precarious…

LocalTags: Sri LankaTrainTrain services on the Main Line are reportedly delayed between Veyangoda and Gampaha due to a derailment of a train.   An express train departed from Rambukkana to Fort had derailed near the Veyangoda railway…

Law & OrderShavini MadharaTags: Print EditionThe Kesbewa Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued an order directing the Victims Protection Division to provide sufficient security to journalist Chamuditha Samarawickrama. The Magistrate…

LocalTags: Sri LankaCOVID19coronavirus60,434 people have received the Pfizer booster (third) dose on Thursday.   In total 6,301,292 people have been administered the Booster dose since October, said the Epidemiology Unit of the…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe case filed against Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Patali Champika Ranawaka and two others for an alleged motor accident that took place in 2016 at Rajagiriya, was fixed for further trial…

Law & OrderTags: Sri LankaThe Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar today acquitted former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando from all charges in connection with Easter Sunday attack case. He was accused on charges of failing to prevent…

WorldA view from the shelled kindergarten in Eastern Ukraine on Thursday.Tags: Print EditionUN: Tensions between Ukraine and Russia, which seemed to be easing, saw a fresh spike on Thursday with the United States warning that there is…

LocalTags: Water CutSri LankaThe National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a 36-hour water cut will be imposed to several areas in Colombo from 10am today (February 18) till 10pm tomorrow (February 19). Accordingly, water…