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A man has died after being attacked with a sharp weapon near the workers’ accommodation at Colombo Port City, policeContinue Reading The post One dead following clash between two groups near Colombo Port City appeared first on Newswire.

The Department of Motor Traffic’s Vehicle Emission Testing Programme is establishing a special photographic unit to identify vehicles emitting excessiveContinue Reading The post New Unit to Identify Smoke-Emitting Vehicles appeared first on…

SriLankan Airlines has temporarily suspended all flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, until Oct. 18 following a recent security incident affectingContinue Reading The post SriLankan Airlines suspends Riyadh flights until Oct. 18 appeared first…

An appeal to the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia against the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Anojan SivarasaContinue Reading The post Anojan Sivarasa case: Legal team finalizes appeal to Saudi Supreme Court appeared first on…

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya has joined calls for clemency for Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan, making aContinue Reading The post Sanath Jayasuriya joins calls for Saudi Arabia to pardon Sri Lankan Sivarasa Anojan…

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has launched a public attack on Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, sarcastically addressing him asContinue Reading The post Elon Musk calls Mukesh Ambani ‘Prime Minister,’ accuses him of blocking Starlink in…

Sarah Kabir’s documentary ‘Teardrop Nation’ could help Sri Lanka understand its past successes and failures and draw lessons for theContinue Reading The post ‘Teardrop Nation’ can help Sri Lanka reflect on past successes and failures:…

A protest march led by Buddhist monks began from the Sri Dalada Maligawa premises in Kandy on Saturday (Oct. 10),Continue Reading The post Buddhist monks begin protest march in Kandy demanding Gnanasara Thera’s release appeared first on…

A 49-year-old female schoolteacher has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of three charges relatingContinue Reading The post Female schoolteacher sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing student appeared…

The Ranaviru Seva Authority has announced plans to introduce a new verification system for the monthly Rs. 750 “Mapiya Rekawarana”Continue Reading The post New system proposed for Rs. 750 monthly allowance paid to parents of war heroes…