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Sri Lankan photojournalist Gemunu Amarasinghe has been honoured with the 2026 Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) Journalism Excellence Award forContinue Reading The post Sri Lankan photojournalist Gemunu Amarasinghe wins…

Sri Lanka has expressed its condolences to the Government and people of Saudi Arabia following the fatal Saudi Aramco helicopterContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka conveys condolences to Saudi Arabia over Aramco helicopter crash appeared…

Three Grade 11 students died after a boat carrying a group of schoolchildren capsized while they were collecting flowers inContinue Reading The post Three Grade 11 students drown after boat capsizes in Wanathavilluwa appeared first on…

The Government has announced the guaranteed prices at which it will purchase paddy from farmers during the 2026 Yala cultivationContinue Reading The post Govt announces guaranteed paddy prices for Yala harvest appeared first on Newswire.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has proposed a series of measures to strengthen Sri Lanka’s climate resilience and disaster preparedness, warningContinue Reading The post Sajith unveils Strategic Climate Preparedness Proposal at National…

The Anuradhapura High Court has sentenced a 35-year-old man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of possessing 3.074 gramsContinue Reading The post 35-year-old sentenced to life for possession of 3.074 g of heroin appeared first on…

The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence imposed on a man convicted over the 2008 suicide bomb attack thatContinue Reading The post Supreme Court upholds life sentence in Maj. Gen. Janaka Perera assassination case appeared first on…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Sri Lanka’s economic reform programme has helped the country withstand the impact of theContinue Reading The post IMF reveals what’s next for Sri Lanka’s bailout programme appeared first on…

Sri Lanka Police have launched a nationwide operation to identify and remove unsafe vehicles from the country’s roads as partContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka begins inspections to remove unsafe vehicles from roads appeared first on…

WhatsApp has responded to concerns over its upcoming usernames feature, clarifying that users will not be discoverable through a publicContinue Reading The post WhatsApp clarifies privacy safeguards for new usernames feature appeared first…