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Father killed in dispute with son in Athirahapitiya

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering his father by attacking him with a sharp weapon. The murder was committed yesterday (24) morning in the Athirahapitiya area... Read More


'Ehipassiko - Walk for Peace' enters fourth day

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The fourth day of the 'Ehipassiko - Walk for Peace' is scheduled to commence today (25) from the Beligammana Rajamaha Viharaya in Mawanella. The special spiritual procession wi... Read More


Severe dry conditions drive rapid drop in Castlereagh and Maussakelle reservoir water levels

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Water levels in the Castlereagh and Maussakelle reservoirs are declining rapidly due to the prevailing extreme dry weather conditions in the catchment areas on the western slope... Read More


Two Bangladeshi nationals arrested with foreign cigarettes worth Rs. 4.26 mln at BIA

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Two foreign nationals were arrested in the early hours of today (24) by Sri Lanka Customs officials at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a consi... Read More


Hearing of case against Yoshitha and his grandmother postponed to June

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Colombo High Court today (24) has postponed the hearing of the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his grandmother Daisy Fo... Read More


MP Dilith Jayaweera calls for resignations over Treasury payment incident

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The leader of 'Sarvajana Balaya', Member of Parliament Dilith Jayaweera, has stated that the recent incident involving the transfer of Treasury funds to an unidentified party ca... Read More


Office train services to continue despite 'Sagarika' derailment in Wadduwa - SLR

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Despite the derailment of the "Sagarika" express train at Wadduwa, Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has decided to continue office train services without cancellations. Accordingly, au... Read More


Principals' Service Grade III Exam postponed until further notice

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The limited competitive examination for recruitment to Grade III of the Sri Lanka Principals' Service - 2025 (2026), which was scheduled to be held on April 26, has been postpon... Read More


Coastal Line's lower track restored following 'Sagarika' train derailment

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Department of Railways has announced that the lower track of the Coastal Line has been restored for regular train operations. This follows the clearance of the obstruction ... Read More


Sri Lanka's Q1 2026 export earnings rise 2% despite Middle East conflict

Sri Lanka, April 24 -- The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB Sri Lanka) states that despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Sri Lanka recorded export earnings of US$ 1,467 million in Ma... Read More