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Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) leader and former parliamentarian Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, has been named as a suspect inContinue Reading The post Pillayan named as suspect in 2008 Eastern Province murders, CID…

The United States and Iran have signed an agreement aimed at ending more than 100 days of conflict, with USContinue Reading The post Trump Says US-Iran Deal ‘All Signed’ appeared first on Newswire.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) says statements will be obtained today (16) from officials of the CriminalContinue Reading The post HRCSL probes alleged torture of Suresh Sallay in CID custody appeared first on Newswire.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated against the US Dollar across commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (16), compared toContinue Reading The post Dollar rate today: USD selling rate increases to Rs. 338 appeared first on Newswire.

Excavations at the Chemmani Sittupattu cemetery site yesterday (15) uncovered skeletal remains of another 10 human bodies, raising the totalContinue Reading The post Chemmani mass grave: remains of 10 more bodies uncovered, total rises to…

In a move to strengthen Sri Lanka’s regulatory approach to virtual assets, the Ministry of Digital Economy, together with theContinue Reading The post Digital Economy Ministry, SEC host awareness forum on regulating virtual assets appeared…

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has filed a petition before the Court of Appeal seeking an order preventing his arrest underContinue Reading The post Gotabaya Rajapaksa files petition to block arrest under PTA over Easter Sunday probe…

A long-term programme should be formulated to minimize the spread of the dengue epidemic, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said todayContinue Reading The post PM Harini calls for long-term programme to tackle dengue appeared first on…

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has called for applications from individuals and business entities seeking accreditation as Player Managers, introducing aContinue Reading The post SLC introduces accreditation system for Player Managers appeared…

More people around the world now turn to social media and video platforms for news than traditional media outlets, accordingContinue Reading The post More than half get news from social media, report finds appeared first on Newswire.