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Colombo Central Bus Stand damage may be organised act: Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Damage caused to sanitary facilities at the newly renovated Colombo Central Bus Stand may be the result of an organised activity, Transport and Highways Deputy Minister M.M. Pra... Read More


IRD records Rs. 606 bn revenue in first quarter of 2026

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has collected tax revenue amounting to Rs. 606,002 million during the first quarter of 2026, continuing its strong performance following a re... Read More


Navy seizes Indian trawler, 10 fishermen held off Mannar

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Ten Indian fishermen were apprehended while allegedly poaching in Sri Lankan waters north of Mannar. The North Central Naval Command detected a group of Indian fishing vessels ... Read More


Iran's former foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi dies following Israeli strike on home

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Kamal Kharrazi, Iran's former foreign minister and head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, died on the evening of April 10 from injuries sustained in a US-Israeli st... Read More


Health sector heading for crisis due to multiple challenges: Doctors' Union

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The Doctors' Trade Union Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights has warned that Sri Lanka's health sector is heading towards a serious crisis due to multiple challenges, includin... Read More


Severe lightning warning issued for several provinces

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued a warning for Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Uva provinces, as well as Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts, stating that thundershowe... Read More


Day after National Vesak Festival not a public holiday: Labour Dept.

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The Labour Department has clarified that the day after the National Vesak Festival in 2026, which falls on May 30, will not be observed as a public holiday. The 2026 National V... Read More


Three arrested over Rs. 30 million Canada job scam

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- Three individuals have been arrested over an alleged large-scale job scam involving nearly Rs. 30 million, where victims were promised employment opportunities in Canada, the Sr... Read More


March Mahapola scholarship Rs. 10,000 credited to student accounts

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The Mahapola Scholarship installment for March has been credited to university students' bank accounts today (10), the Lalith Athulathmudali Mahapola Higher Education Scholarshi... Read More


Ranil taken to Singapore for medical care as CID is after doctors treating him here: Wajira

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The United National Party (UNP) said that its leader and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe had to be taken to Singapore for medical treatment because the Criminal Investigat... Read More