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OVER 20 MORE ORGANISED CRIME SUSPECTS HIDING ABROAD TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- More than 20 additional members of organised criminal gangs who have been hiding overseas and orchestrating murders and crimes in Sri Lanka are slated to be brought back to the cou... Read More


SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS SEVERAL PROVINCES

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, and Southern provinces, as well as in the Ampara, Batticaloa, and Polonnaruwa distr... Read More


COLOMBO STOCKS END IN GREEN

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Sri Lanka stocks were up today, with the All-Share Price Index rising 64.95 points, to end the day at 15,916.69 points. The S&P SL20 index also rose 26.53 points, to end the day a... Read More


BANGLADESH TO TOUR SRI LANKA FOR TEST, ODI, AND T20 SERIES IN JUNE-JULY

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Bangladesh will tour Sri Lanka in June and July for a bilateral series featuring two Test matches, three ODIs, and three T20Is. Sri Lanka Cricket announced today that the Banglade... Read More


PILGRIM DIES AFTER FALL ON SRI PADA ROUTE

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- A 47-year-old mother of two from Walpita, Akurassa, tragically died yesterday (4) after falling near the Red Bridge, below the Japanese Peace Pagoda on the Nallathanniya - Sri Pada... Read More


TRUMP ORDERS REOPENING OF NOTORIOUS ALCATRAZ PRISON

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous former prison on an island near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. In a message on hi... Read More


FOUR STUDENTS REMANDED OVER ALLEGED RAGGING RELATED DEATH

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Four third-year students from the Faculty of Technology at the Sabaragamuwa University have been remanded until 16 May in connection with the death of a second-year student, who is... Read More


SRI LANKA JUMPS TO 4TH IN ICC ODI RANKINGS

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Sri Lanka has climbed to the fourth position in ICC Men's One Day International Rankings. Previously holding the sixth spot, Sri Lanka's recent performance has allowed them to mov... Read More


MAHESH GAMMAMPILA GRANTED BAIL

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Former Additional Secretary of the State Ministry of Agriculture Mahesh Gammampila was granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court. Gammampila was taken into custody by t... Read More


MP CHAMARA SAMPATH FURTHER REMANDED

Sri Lanka, May 5 -- Badulla District Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dasanayake has been further remanded until May 19. The order was made after he was produced before the Badulla Magistrate's Court ... Read More