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  Bangladesh have allowed four of their frontline players to skip national duty in order to participate in the LankaContinue Reading The post Bangladesh allow 4 players to skip national duty for LPL appeared first on Newswire.

WhatsApp has begun allowing users to reserve usernames ahead of the feature’s official rollout later this year, with the companyContinue Reading The post Your WhatsApp username: 7 things you need to know appeared first on Newswire.

A few showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and NuwaraContinue Reading The post Few showers expected in some parts of Sri Lanka today appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka is moving to introduce a Single Window approval mechanism for foreign film productions in a bid to simplifyContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka moves to fast-track approvals for foreign film shoots appeared first on Newswire.

A 40‑year‑old resident of Colombo 10 has been arrested with over 05 kilos of heroin during a raid carried outContinue Reading The post Suspect arrested with over 5kg of heroin in Mattakkuliya appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka recorded 124,551 tourist arrivals in June 2026, marking a 9.9% year‑on‑year decline compared to 138,241 visitors in JuneContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals fall 9.9% in June appeared first on Newswire.

Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the assault on an Air Force officer near an ATM in Wadduwa,Continue Reading The post Two suspects arrested over assault on Air Force Officer in Wadduwa appeared first on Newswire.

A passenger bus collided head‑on with a three‑wheeler in the Katukurunda area on the Galle–Colombo main road this morning, killingContinue Reading The post Woman and child killed in bus–three-wheeler collision in Katukurunda appeared first…

Thirteen shop owners have been prosecuted before the Kilinochchi Magistrate’s Court for selling cigarettes to underage school students and tuitionContinue Reading The post 13 shop owners prosecuted for selling cigarettes to schoolchildren…

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka has strongly rejected social media claims that Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith is usingContinue Reading The post Bishops’ Conference rejects claims against Cardinal Ranjith over tenure…