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A Peacebuilding Response to the Anojan Case and Thileepan Memorial

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- In a statement, the National Peace Council, an independent and non partisan organisation that works towards a negotiated political solution to the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, ha... Read More


Landslide derails train, disrupts main line services

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- A train operating from Peradeniya Junction to Colombo Fort derailed between the Gangoda and Kadigamuwa railway stations early today after soil and rocks fell onto the railway trac... Read More


Sri Lanka reaches staff-level agreement with IMF on seventh EFF review

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the seventh review of its four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, while also ... Read More


Unemployment climbs to 4% as youth struggle to find jobs

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Sri Lanka's unemployment rate has risen to 4% in the second quarter of 2026, with young people continuing to face the toughest challenge in finding jobs, according to the Departme... Read More


High COL has prompted Sri Lankans to produce less children: FLSP

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- High cost of living has prompted Sri Lankans to produce less children and also it is the reason why the child population in the country has been reduced by 100,000, Frontline Soci... Read More


13,000 families live in unsafe houses in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Claiming that some 13,000 families live in unsafe houses in Sri Lanka, Housing, Construction and Water Supply Minister Susil Ranasinghe said the government's priority is to provid... Read More


'Don't be distracted by social media' - IGP tells cops

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has urged police officers to remain focused on their duties and not be distracted by social media, while assuring them ... Read More


Supreme Court stresses best interests of child in adoption cases

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- The Supreme Court has emphasized that the best interests of a child must be a paramount consideration in determining matters concerning children, as recognized under international... Read More


Porcupine brutally attacked and killed

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- A porcupine was brutally attacked and killed near a house in Pelawatta early on Saturday morning, a resident told Daily Mirror online. The incident captured on CCTV showed the an... Read More


Govt. assures no adverse decision over Iranian vessels

Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Amid growing concerns over the presence of Iranian vessels anchored off Sri Lanka's territorial waters, the government has assured that no decision detrimental to the country will... Read More