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Six Tamil-speaking parties seek meeting with President on common concerns

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- Leaders and representatives of the six Tamil-speaking political parties that announced their decision earlier this month to work together met at the Parliament Complex and reaffi... Read More


Missing teen girl found dead in Balangoda quarry

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- The body of a 17-year-old girl who had been reported missing has been found in a quarry in the Kajuwatta area of Mahawalathenna, police said. The deceased has been identified... Read More


President appoints new Chairman and members to Delimitation Commission

Srilanka, July 24 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed M. K. Saman Sri Ratnayake as the new Chairman and a member of the Delimitation Commission, the President's Media Division (PMD) sa... Read More


Four arrested for aiding and abetting Wattala shooting incident

Srilanka, July 24 -- Four suspects, including two women, have been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the fatal shooting that occurred in the Palliyawatta area of Kadirana, Wattala. Police... Read More


No-confidence motion against Justice Minister defeated in Parliament

Srilanka, July 24 -- The motion of no confidence submitted by the Opposition against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara has been defeated in Parliament today (24). The Justice Minister survi... Read More


Over 100kg of narcotics to be destroyed tomorrow

Srilanka, July 24 -- A large consignment of heroin along with other narcotics, for which court proceedings have been completed, is scheduled to be destroyed tomorrow (25). The relevant consignment... Read More


2026 A/L exam admission cards issued; corrections accepted until Aug. 3

Srilanka, July 24 -- The Department of Examinations has announced that the 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination will be held from August 10 to September 5 at 2,532 examination centers across t... Read More


Govt plans to introduce house arrest law to ease prison overcrowding in Sri Lanka

Srilanka, July 24 -- Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, has stated that Sri Lanka's prisons are currently overcrowded, holding nearly four times the nu... Read More


Online registration for 2024/25 Mahapola Scholarship recipients ends on Aug. 17

Srilanka, July 24 -- The Lalith Athulathmudali Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund has announced that the final selection list of recipients for the 2024/2025 Mahapola Scholarship has bee... Read More


FM Vijitha Herath holds talks with Foreign Ministers of Netherlands, Canada and Singapore

Srilanka, July 24 -- Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, held separate bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of the Netherlands, Canada and... Read More