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Were outsiders being accommodated at Presidential Residences?

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- The President's Media Division (PMD) has dismissed media reports claiming that outsiders were accommodated at Presidential Residences. In a statement issued today, the PMD rejec... Read More


Update - Restaurant owner dies following Bellanwila shooting

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- A local restaurant owner (55) who was critically injured in a shooting incident in the Bellanwila area earlier today has succumbed to his injuries, Police said. According to Pol... Read More


Former Sri Lanka Cricket President Upali Dharmadasa passes away

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- Former Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Upali Dharmadasa has passed away at the age of 72. He passed away while receiving treatment at a private hospital. Published by HT Digi... Read More


Nine arrested after attack on Wildlife and STF officers in Kilinochchi

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- A group of individuals has been arrested for obstructing the duties of Wildlife and Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel and launching an attack on them during a raid in Akk... Read More


Jaffna Kings franchise agreement terminated over alleged integrity breaches

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that the Jaffna Kings franchise agreement in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been terminated following alleged breaches of anti-corruptio... Read More


Cockroach Janta Party calls off protest after Indian govt meets demands

Sri Lanka, July 25 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) today (25 July) withdrew its protest against exam paper leaks after the Indian government accepted all its demands, following 36 days of demonstra... Read More


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