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Tusker 'Mahasen' goes missing, Sajith tells Parliament

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today informed Parliament that 'Mahasen', believed to be the tusker with the largest tusks in Sri Lanka, has gone missing. He said the tusker ... Read More


Sri Lanka CERT warns of critical PHP security vulnerabilities

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Sri Lanka CERT has issued a critical cybersecurity alert urging public and private sector organisations and website developers to address security vulnerabilities affecting syste... Read More


Foreign doctors perform complex heart surgeries on 15 Sri Lankan children

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Foreign specialist doctors are performing free, complex heart surgeries on 15 Sri Lankan children at the National Hospital in Karapitiya, Galle, under a programme organised by th... Read More


Uninterrupted electricity supply to resume from today

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The National System Operator (NSO) has announced that electricity demand management measures will no longer be required from today (October 22), following the restoration of Lakv... Read More


SriLankan Airlines extends Saudi flight suspension until November 1

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- SriLankan Airlines has announced that the suspension of all flights between Colombo and Dammam, and Colombo and Riyadh, will remain in effect until and including November 1, 2026... Read More


Namal warns against arresting drug addicts to meet targets

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa today told Parliament that drug eradication cannot be achieved merely by setting targets for arrests. He said the current approach of setting targets and... Read More


Govt. to proceed with plan to make Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte as administrative capital

SriLanka, Oct. 21 -- The government will proceed with the plan initiated during the tenure of former President J. R. Jayewardene to designate Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte as Sri Lanka's administrative ca... Read More


Numerous petitions filed against Anti-Terrorism, Sri Lanka Cricket Bills

SriLanka, Oct. 21 -- A significant number of petitions have been filed challenging the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill and the Sri Lanka Cricket Bill. Speaker Jagath Wickramaratn... Read More


Kavantissa's herd waits to cross road without its fallen leader

SriLanka, Oct. 21 -- The loss of tusker Kavantissa appears to have changed a familiar scene at the Gatadivula-Kasikote elephant crossing in Galgamuwa, where a herd that once followed the giant tusker ... Read More


Holiday resort owner murdered in Trincomalee

SriLanka, Oct. 21 -- A 56-year-old holiday resort owner was found murdered near the 4th Mile Post Junction in Trincomalee, with police suspecting that the killing took place on the night of October 20... Read More