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Four South Eastern Uni students hospitalised following assault incident

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- A total of four students of the Faculty of Engineering at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka have been hospitalised following an assault incident. The first-year students... Read More


Opposition members stage walkout as election of Seethawaka PS chairman delayed once again

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The election to appoint a new chairman for the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha has been delayed once again after members of the opposition staged a walkout today. A meeting was conv... Read More


Ex-SriLankan Airlines Chief Nishantha Wickramasinghe granted bail

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the release on bail of former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe, who was arrested and remanded by the Commission to ... Read More


Specialist neurosurgeon at J'pura Hospital granted bail

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court has granted bail to Dr. Maheshi Wijeratne, a Consultant Neurosurgeon attached to the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, who was arrested and rem... Read More


Police constable arrested for soliciting bribe of Rs. 3,000

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- A police constable has been arrested for soliciting a bribe of Rs. 3,000 from an individual, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has confi... Read More


Saudi Fund assures support to implement new projects in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Sultan A. Al-Marshad was held at the Presidential S... Read More


ASPI surpasses 19,000 points mark for first time ever

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) reached a historic milestone today (15) as the All Share Price Index (ASPI) surpassed the 19,000-points mark for the first time in the capital ma... Read More


Committee appointed to probe irregularities at S'gamuwa Uni

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- A four-member independent committee has been appointed to probe alleged administrative & financial irregularities at the Sabaragamuwa University, the Ministry of Education stated... Read More


Injured tusker 'Bhathiya' dies

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Injured tusker 'Bhathiya' which was receiving treatment for several days for gunshot wounds succumbed this morning (15) in Polpithigama. Veterinarians and a team of experts trea... Read More


Two persons dead after car topples into Viyana canal in Mahiyanganaya

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Two individuals have died after a car traveling along the Mahiyanganaya-Badulla main road toppled into the Viyana canal near the 17th milepost in Mahiyanganaya this morning, poli... Read More