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A woman was killed and three others were injured after wild elephants entered Valaichchenai town in Batticaloa early this morning.Continue Reading The post Woman killed, 03 injured in Valachchenai elephant attack appeared first on Newswire.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated against the US Dollar at most commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (Feb 12),Continue Reading The post Dollar rate : Sri Lankan Rupee strengthens across major banks appeared first on Newswire.

The Committee on High Posts of parliament has approved the nominations of four Heads of Mission. The approval was grantedContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka to appoint New Envoys to Israel, Kenya, Lebanon & Palestine appeared first on…

The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces. TheContinue Reading The post Severe lightning advisory issued for 03 provinces appeared first on Newswire.

Mr. Waruna Sri Dhanapala has been appointed as Secretary to the Ministry of Digital Economy by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.Continue Reading The post New Secretary appointed to the Ministry of Digital Economy appeared first on…

The Sri Lankan Rupee has appreciated slightly against the US Dollar today (Feb 12), compared to Thursday. According to theContinue Reading The post CBSL rates : Sri Lankan rupee strengthens against dollar appeared first on Newswire.

Zimbabwe pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, defeating Australia in theirContinue Reading The post Zimbabwe Shock Australia, Leave Sri Lanka’ Group B Wide Open appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended his congratulations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader, TariqueContinue Reading The post President AKD congratulates BNP’s Tarique Rahman on Bangladesh…

Russia’s internet regulator Roskomnadzor has removed”youtube.com” from its DNS (Domain Name System) servers. If a user tries to access theContinue Reading The post Russia blocks YouTube and WhatsApp appeared first on Newswire.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to attend the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, which will be held in New DelhiContinue Reading The post President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to attend India–AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi…