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THUNDERSHOWERS AND LIGHTNING EXPECTED ACROSS MULTIPLE PROVINCES

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued a forecast for this evening, warning of likely thundershowers and severe lightning in several areas of the country. The advisory specif... Read More


FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 2012 MURDER

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Five men have been sentenced to death for the murder of a 21-year-old man in the Modara area of Colombo in 2012. The Colombo High Court delivered the verdict today (28), findin... Read More


LORRY COLLISION CAUSES 10-HOUR POWER OUTAGE

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- A road collision occurred in the Thonigala area on the Jaffna-Kandy road. Police report that the driver of a lorry transporting goods from Jaffna to Colombo lost control due to... Read More


COLOMBO NATIONAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM FAILURE HINDERS PATIENT CARE

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- The Joint Federation of Paramedical Professionals has stated that the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) at the Colombo National Hospital has been down for the pa... Read More


VANCOUVER MAN FACES MURDER CHARGES IN FESTIVAL ATTACK

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Canadian prosecutors have charged the 30-year-old, Kai-Ji Adam Lo, with eight counts of second-degree murder following a devastating attack at a Filipino community festival on S... Read More


INDIA BANS 16 PAKISTANI YOUTUBE CHANNELS

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- The Indian government has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative, misleading content and misinformation against India, its Army, and security agencies, f... Read More


FORMER PRESIDENT WICKREMESINGHE LEAVES CIABOC

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe left the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) a short while ago. The former Head of State arrived at CI... Read More


EX-PRESIDENT CHANDRIKA TELLS ELECTION COMMISSION TO STOP UNAUTHORISED USE OF HER IMAGE

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga has sent a letter to the Election Commissioner General, demanding an immediate end to the unauthorised use of her name and photograph in e... Read More


30 CANDIDATES ARRESTED FOR ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS AHEAD OF LOCAL COUNCIL POLLS

Sri Lanka, April 28 -- The Police Media Division announced that 30 candidates have been arrested so far for violating election laws related to the upcoming local government elections. In a statement ... Read More


VETERAN SINGER SAMAN DE SILVA PASSES AWAY AT AGE 69

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- Veteran singer Saman De Silva passed away this morning (27), at the age of 69. Family members stated that he had been unwell for some time and passed away at the John Kotelawal... Read More