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The United National Party (UNP) has questioned the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) investigation into former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit toContinue Reading The post Ask Britain, not Sri Lanka High Commission, on Ranil’s…

Kuwait has restricted the recruitment of domestic workers to 10 approved countries, with Sri Lanka among the nations permitted toContinue Reading The post Kuwait bans Domestic Worker recruitment from 27 countries, approves 10 including Sri…

A 65‑year‑old resident of Wellawatte was reported dead after being assaulted with a pole during a dispute on Monday night.Continue Reading The post 65-year-old resident of Wellawatte killed following brawl appeared first on Newswire.

A 55‑year‑old luxury bus driver from Okawela has died after a packet of ‘ICE’ narcotics hidden inside his stomach ruptured,Continue Reading The post Bus driver dies after drug packet bursts in stomach appeared first on Newswire.

The Consumer Affairs Authority has issued a revised gazette notification increasing the maximum retail prices of locally packaged and bottledContinue Reading The post Bottled water prices increased from today appeared first on Newswire.

A search operation is underway to locate one person reported missing after three individuals were dragged away while bathing atContinue Reading The post Search launched for individual missing after Galle Face bathing mishap appeared first…

A 44‑year‑old man from Poonani has been arrested inside the Wadumuna Reserve in the Welikanda Police Division for allegedly killingContinue Reading The post Suspect arrested over killing an elephant in Welikanda appeared first on Newswire.

The Fort Magistrate’s Court has imposed an overseas travel ban on Sarath Weerawansa, the brother of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa,Continue Reading The post Travel ban imposed on Wimal Weerawansa’s brother over vehicle misuse probe…

NPP MP Lakmali Hemachandra has requested Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne to refer a BBC Sinhala article published on June 8 toContinue Reading The post NPP MP complains to Speaker over ‘inaccurate’ BBC report appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee member Roshan Mahanama has been appointed as the team mentor of the Dambulla Sixers forContinue Reading The post Roshan Mahanama to mentor Dambulla Sixers in LPL 2026 appeared first on Newswire.