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Cabinet approval has been granted to call for investment proposals to lease a 10‑acre land plot near Gregory Lake, NuwaraContinue Reading The post Govt calls for bids to develop Gregory Lake theme park appeared first on Newswire.

The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs plans to introduce several new laws and amend existing ones this year. CabinetContinue Reading The post New child protection laws in the pipeline appeared first on Newswire.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today slammed the opposition for shifting its stance on the government’s education reforms. Addressing an eventContinue Reading The post President slams opposition U-Turn on education reforms appeared…

The body of a 30-year-old man who went missing after a landslide struck the village of Gawarammana in Welimada  wasContinue Reading The post Body of RDA worker missing after landslide found after two months appeared first on Newswire.

Ten out of 56 passenger bus drivers tested through a newly launched mobile laboratory service were found to have usedContinue Reading The post 10 of 56 bus drivers test positive for drugs in mobile inspections appeared first on Newswire.

Two multi-day fishing vessels transporting more than 270 kilograms of narcotics were seized during a special operation carried out inContinue Reading The post Two fishing vessels seized with 270 kg of drugs off southern coast appeared first…

Cricket West Indies said it will restrict social media accounts that engage in cyberbullying, harassment or personal abuse from interactingContinue Reading The post West Indies Cricket to ban abusive fans from Digital Platforms appeared…

Police have arrested a suspect and seized a foreign-made revolver in connection with a shooting incident in Dehiwala that killedContinue Reading The post Foreign-Made Revolver Seized as Suspect Arrested Over Dehiwala Shooting appeared first…

A Sri Lankan-origin UK national has been arrested by the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) police for allegedly facilitating another person’sContinue Reading The post Sri Lankan ‘Visa Sharing’ Scheme Ends in Arrest appeared first on…

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 24 JANUARY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 January 2026 Showers will occur at times inContinue Reading The post Afternoon showers expected in several parts of the island today appeared first on Newswire.