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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Arun Hemachandra says no Sri Lankans in Australia were reported to be harmed in theContinue Reading The post No Sri Lankans harmed in Sydney attack : Deputy Foreign Minister appeared first on Newswire.

The number of students dropping out before completing 13 years of education is on the rise, according to the EducationContinue Reading The post School dropouts on the rise : Education Ministry report appeared first on Newswire.

Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has proposed raising the Kotmale Dam by another 30 meters. Addressing the media, Patali ChampikaContinue Reading The post Kotmale Dam can be raised by another 30 metres : Patali appeared first on…

New South Wales Police say 15 people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in a mass shooting at Bondi BeachContinue Reading The post Australia shooting: 15 killed; gunmen identified as father and son appeared first on Newswire.

The Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development says the Industrial Disaster Support Centre (IDSC) has recorded 18,321 entries or inquiriesContinue Reading The post Over 18,000 industry disaster inquiries recorded : Ministry…

Former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) Dhammika Ranatunga has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations ofContinue Reading The post Bribery : Former CPC chairman Dhammika Ranathunga arrested appeared…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa met Takafumi Kadono, the Sri Lankan representative of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for a specialContinue Reading The post Opposition Leader meets ADB representative Takafumi Kadono appeared first on…

The Ministry of Health and the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) have launched separate probes into the deaths of twoContinue Reading The post Probes launched after two patient deaths linked to anti-nausea injection appeared…

Longtime Hollywood star Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their Brentwood home Sunday inContinue Reading The post Hollywood director Rob Reiner and wife found dead in LA home appeared first on Newswire.

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has urged the public to remain extremely vigilant as a surge inContinue Reading The post SLCERT warns of rising festive-season & disaster-related social media scams appeared first…