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MP Namal Appears Before CID

Srilanka, April 7 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (April 7) to provide a statement regarding an ongoing money laundering inv... Read More


Postal Vote Distribution for 114 Local Bodies Begins Today

Srilanka, April 7 -- The Election Commission announced that the reserved packets containing postal votes for 114 local government institutions will be handed over to the Department of Posts today (7).... Read More


Colombo Stock Exchange Halts Trading

Srilanka, April 7 -- The S&P SL20 index of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded a sharp decline of over 5.30% today (April 7), triggering a temporary halt in trading. Trading was suspended for 1... Read More


Mahinda in Good Health, Confirms Namal

Srilanka, April 7 -- Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is in good health, according to his son, Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa. Namal made the statement this morning (April 7) while speaking t... Read More


World Health Day 2025: Focus on 'A Healthy Start, A Hopeful Future

Srilanka, April 7 -- Today (7) marks World Health Day, an annual observance declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). This year's theme, "A Healthy Start, A Hopeful Future," emphasizes the imp... Read More


Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held

Srilanka, April 7 -- The Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety was held under the theme #Commit to Life recently. The event, organised by Morocco in collaboration with the WHO, saw a gat... Read More


Sun directly overhead SL till April 14

Srilanka, April 7 -- On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka from April 5 to 14, the Meteorology Department said. The nearest ... Read More


Navy apprehends suspect with over 1,000 kgs of smuggled Kendu leaves

Srilanka, April 7 -- A search operation conducted by the Navy in the Mampuri area, Kalpitiya, in the early hours of April 4 led to the apprehension of a suspect attempting to smuggle approximately 1,2... Read More


Dr. A.M.A. Azeez Memorial Oration

Srilanka, April 7 -- The Dr. A.M.A. Azeez Commemoration Meeting and the Memorial Oration will be held on Wednesday, April 9, at 4.30 pm at Ghaffoor Hall, Zahira College, Colombo. Dr. B.A. Hussainmiya... Read More


'Singapore Sarath' arrested for forgery charges

Srilanka, April 7 -- Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last Friday (4) morning arrested Don Sarath Kumara Edirisinghe, also known as 'Singapore Sarath,' who was being sought in connection with t... Read More