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NPP's Kalpitiya PS chairman assaulted

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The National People's Power (NPP)'s Kalpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman and several others were assaulted when the vehicle he was travelling in was attacked at Viruthodai in Madu... Read More


Sri Lanka's biggest Rs. 474M lottery prize won

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The largest lottery prize in the history of the country's lottery was claimed yesterday (16) during the National Lottery Board's Mega Power 2210th draw. The super prize of Rs. 4... Read More


New bus stand gift for 2026 New Year travellers: Minister

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Transport Ministry is planning to offer passengers a special gift for the Sinhala and Hindu New Year in 2026 the opportunity to travel to their hometowns from a newly renovat... Read More


Government not willing to act upon hearsay when it comes to mass graves in North: Justice Minister

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Information published about several mass graves in the North are based on hearsay and the government is not willing to act on these without proper information, Minister of Justic... Read More


Neurosurgeon and clerk at J'pura hospital arrested

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested a specialist neurosurgeon and a clerk attached to the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospita... Read More


SJB MPs walk out of Parliament

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and MP Ravi Karunanayake walked out of Parliament today accusing Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne of acting in a dictatorial manner. "We decided to... Read More


'We had some pretty good battles,' Rohit Sharma sends message to Mathews

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Former India captain Rohit Sharma, who recently stepped away from Test cricket himself, shared a heartfelt message for Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews ahead of the veteran all-rounder... Read More


Colombo ruined by years of corrupt governance: Bimal Ratnayake

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Colombo city has deteriorated due to the corrupt municipal administration that has existed for many years, Transport, Highways, Ports and Aviation Minister Bimal Ratnayake said y... Read More


Air India's Ahmedabad-London flight cancelled due to technical snag, same route on which AI-171 crashed

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Air India's AI-159 flight from Ahmedabad to London was cancelled on Monday owing to a technical fault, airline officials confirmed. The cancellation comes just days after a devas... Read More


France and Sri Lanka sign bilateral debt restructuring agreement

Sri Lanka, June 17 -- France and Sri Lanka have today signed a bilateral agreement to implement the recommendations of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sri Lanka's debt restructuring, conclude... Read More