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THAI POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN PLANE CRASH DURING TRAINING EXERCISE

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- Six officers of the Royal Thai Police were killed following a plane crash into the sea. The incident on Friday (25) in the coastal district of Cha-am, situated around 130 kilom... Read More


UN URGES RESTRAINT AMID INDIA-PAKISTAN TENSIONS OVER KASHMIR SHOOTING

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The United Nations has called on India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" as the nuclear-armed neighbours implemented reciprocal diplomatic measures following a deadly... Read More


UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME DEPLETES GAZA FOOD STOCKS, WARNS OF IMPENDING CRISIS

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it has now exhausted all its food reserves intended for families in Gaza. In a statement, the WFP said it deliv... Read More


POLICE OFFICER DIES IN VAVUNIYA ROAD COLLISION

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- A police officer has died following a collision between his motorcycle and a lorry in the Mundimuruppuwa area of Vavuniya, on the main road to Jaffna.Vavuniya police have confir... Read More


FINAL RITES OF DAN PRIYASAD PERFORMED

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The final rites of social activist Dan Priyasad were performed today at the Kolonnawa Public Cemetery. His remains had been kept at a private funeral parlour in Borella, where ... Read More


ELECTION COMMISSION ISSUES NOTICE ON EMPLOYEE LEAVE FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The Election Commission has issued a notification regarding the provision of leave to employees for the 2025 local government elections. According to the notification, if an em... Read More


IUSF GOES TO CID OVER ALLEGED DATA SHARING OF ALLIED HEALTH GRADUATES

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The Inter-University Students' Federation (IUSF) and the Allied Health Graduates' Union today lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday (25),... Read More


MAN ARRESTED OVER CHILD PORNOGRAPHY LINKS

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The Bureau for the Investigation of Abuse of Children and Women has launched an investigation into an individual suspected of obtaining indecent images involving boys through so... Read More


OPPOSITION MPS PAY LAST RESPECTS TO POPE FRANCIS AT VATICAN

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya MPs Kavinda Jayawardena and Hector Appuhamy have travelled to the Vatican today (25), to pay their final respects to the late Pope Francis. In a Facebook... Read More


GSP+ REVIEW MISSION ON MONDAY

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- A Monitoring Mission of the European Union (EU) will visit Sri Lanka from April 28 to May 7 to review the progress on conditions linked to the GSP+ concession. This is accordin... Read More