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Mandatory seat belt rule strictly enforced on expressways from today

SriLanka, June 20 -- The National Council for Road Safety has announced that the mandatory seat belt law will be strictly enforced effective from today (20). Accordingly, while wearing a seat belt... Read More


23-year-old woman found dead in Kandy; Relatives claim murder

SriLanka, June 20 -- The body of a 23-year-old married woman has been discovered in her bedroom in the Warapitiya area in Kundasale, Kandy. The body was reportedly discovered at around 2:00 a.m. t... Read More


2025 O/L Exam: 11,790 students secure 9 A's and 225,748 qualify for A/Ls

SriLanka, June 20 -- The Commissioner General of Examinations A. K. S. Indika Kumari Liyanage announced that a total of 11,790 candidates have obtained 'A' passes for all subjects in the 2025 G.C.E. O... Read More


Sri Lanka's javelin ace Rumesh Tharanga secures dominant win at Doha Diamond League

SriLanka, June 20 -- Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage continued his impressive form to secure a dominant win in the men's javelin throw competition at the Doha Diamond League 2026 in Qatar on Fri... Read More


Showers expected in several parts of the island today

Srilanka, June 19 -- Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts today (19), the D... Read More


Sri Lanka introduces new regulations to strengthen oversight of import-related remittances

Srilanka, June 19 -- The Government of Sri Lanka has introduced a new set of regulations, effective from today (19), aimed at enhancing the monitoring and oversight of outward remittances associated w... Read More


SLAF launches special investigation into incident at Kalpitiya Firing Range

Srilanka, June 19 -- The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has initiated a special investigation into an incident that occurred on 17 June during a bomb disposal exercise conducted at the Kalpitiya Firing Ra... Read More


13-hour water cut announced for several areas in Embilipitiya today

Srilanka, June 19 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that the water supply to several areas surrounding Middeniya Road and Hulandawa Bridge will be temporarily suspe... Read More


Kuwait accounts for largest share of Sri Lankan worker remittances: SLBFE

Srilanka, June 19 -- Sri Lankans employed in Kuwait have become the country's largest source of foreign remittances among overseas migrant workers, according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employm... Read More


Sri Lanka welcomes US-Iran ceasefire agreement, calls it significant step towards regional stability

Srilanka, June 19 -- Sri Lanka has welcomed the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran to establish an immediate ceasefire. Issuin... Read More