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head on collision injures 30 in Warakapola (Video)

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- A horrific bus accident occurred today (22) in the Dummaladeniya area of Warakapola on the Colombo-Kandy Road. Two SLTB buses collided head-on, injuring 30 people. Police said t... Read More


2025 local government - 425 nominations rejected (Video)

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- The Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, announced that the nominations process for the 2025 Local Government Elections was conducted across 25 districts from... Read More


Appropriation bill for 2025 certified by speaker

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- Speaker of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne endorsed the certificate for the Appropriation Bill for 2025 , in accordance with Article 79 of the Constitution. The Second Read... Read More


Two men killed in Gandara shooting

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- Two men, aged 28 and 29, were killed near the Devinuwara Dewalaya in Gandara early today (22) after being chased by assailants in a van. According to police, the suspects colli... Read More


Third reading of 2025 budget passed with 114-vote majority

Sri Lanka, March 22 -- The Third Reading of the 2025 Budget was passed in Parliament with a majority of 114 votes. A total of 159 members voted in favor, while 45 voted against the inaugural budget of... Read More


Cancer treatment disrupted at Karapitiya Hospital

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- The commencement of new cancer treatments using the radiation therapy machine at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has been disrupted due to a glitch in the radiation treatment p... Read More


Six suspects surrender over Weligama shooting

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Six suspects linked to the 2023 shooting near a hotel in Weligama surrendered to the Matara Magistrate's Court today. Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission f... Read More


Huge fire closes UK's Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Britain's Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the worl... Read More


Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- Flanked by students and educators, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, makin... Read More


Deshabandu Tennakoon transferred to Dumbara Prison

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- The writ petition filed by former Colombo Crimes Division OIC Anslam de Silva and six other suspects linked to the 2023 Weligama hotel shooting is scheduled to be heard at the C... Read More