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Unregistered foreign employment agents resorting to fraud - MP

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK) Batticaloa District MP Shanakyan Rasamanickam said there have been numerous complaints of organised frauds in which individuals are extorted l... Read More


Two 14-year-old boys in fatal drop off waterfall

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Two 14-year-old schoolboys have tragically died after falling off a waterfall while attempting to take a selfie during a bath at the Knuckles Jodu Falls (Jodu Ella). According t... Read More


Colombo Literary Festival opens today Trilingual Literary Festival with literature, cinema, music under one roof

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Opening a new chapter in the Sri Lankan literary landscape and book publishing, the first ever Colombo Literary Festival (CLF), will be opened today (July 24) and will go on till... Read More


Community Animals, And The Urgent Need For A National Action Plan

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Animal welfare organisations and activists across Sri Lanka strongly reject the recent statement made by the Director General of the Department of Animal Production and Health su... Read More


St. Bridget's Convent Choir Win Gold and Silver Awards at Singapore International Choir Festival 2026

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The Choir of St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo 07, proudly announce an outstanding achievement at the prestigious Singapore International Choir Festival (SICF) 2026, securing one Go... Read More


US$715 Million Gone: Another financial black hole

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The revelation before Parliament's Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) that nearly US$715 million may have been remitted overseas using allegedly false import documents is not mer... Read More


US-Iran war of attrition escalates: Bab al-Mandeb becomes flashpoint

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- For two weeks running, the United States has been conducting daily bombing raids across Iran. In response, Iran has been firing drones and missiles at US military bases in Kuwait... Read More


Bank Profits Must Never Come Before Compliance

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The recent decision by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to impose penalties on several leading banks and financial institutions for violating the Financial Transactions Repor... Read More


Debate on no-confidence motion on Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara underway

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- The debate on the no confidence motion on Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara got underway in Parliament a short while ago. The motion was moved by MP Ajith P. Perera in the ... Read More


Expired medicines: Are financial penalties alone an adequate deterrent? - Former envoy Kananathan

Sri Lanka, July 24 -- Every day, thousands of Sri Lankans walk into hospitals and laboratories believing that every medicine they receive, every blood test conducted and every diagnosis made is govern... Read More