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Eight (08) suspects have been identified in connection with the abduction, assault, and murder of a Chinese national following theContinue Reading The post Police identify 08 suspects in abduction and murder of Chinese national appeared…

Lieutenant General K.V.N.P. Premaratne received his letter of appointment as the 26th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from PresidentialContinue Reading The post Lieutenant General Premaratne appointed 26th Commander of Sri Lanka Army…

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara was sentenced to death by a majority decision of a three-judge benchContinue Reading The post Former Sri Lanka IGP Pujith Jayasundara sentenced to death appeared first on Newswire.

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Senadhi Bandara Jayasundara, once the country’s highest-ranking police officer, was on Friday sentencedContinue Reading The post From Sri Lanka’s top cop to death row: Who is Pujith…

Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake says a new fleet of Metro buses will be deployed in the coming weeks, with plansContinue Reading The post New Metro buses to enter service soon; Jaffna and Kandy by year-end appeared first on Newswire.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a heat advisory for parts of the country, warning that the heat index isContinue Reading The post Heat advisory issued for Eastern Province and five districts appeared first on Newswire.

Dengue has claimed 61 lives in Sri Lanka this year, with the total number of reported cases climbing to 84,091Continue Reading The post Dengue cases in Sri Lanka rise past 84,000; death toll at 61 appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa has urged the government to hold Provincial Council elections, insisting thatContinue Reading The post Namal says ballot box is the real test of government support…

Sri Lanka’s Palitha Bandara clinched the country’s first medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after winning silver in the men’sContinue Reading The post Palitha Bandara wins Sri Lanka’s first medal at 2026 Commonwealth Games appeared first…

Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha on Wednesday (29) inspected the Doppler Weather Radar Network project site inContinue Reading The post Defence Secretary reviews progress of Doppler Weather Radar Project in…