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2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination on August 09

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- All arrangements are in place to hold the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, conducted to select students for schools and award bursaries, on Sunday, August 09. The Departmen... Read More


School second term end, third term start dates announced

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- The second school term end dates and the commencement dates for the third term for government and government-approved private schools for the year 2026 are announced. The Minist... Read More


Devundara procession begins amidst heightened security

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- The procession of the annual Esala festival of the Devinuwara Upulvan Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya, which gained intense attention following controversial threatening audio tapes ove... Read More


Chinese Embassy calls for full probe into Port City clash

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- A broad investigation should be conducted regarding the clash that arose between two groups of Chinese nationals in Colombo Port City, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka informed S... Read More


Shooting in Dematagoda injures one

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- A person was injured in a shooting near the Kuppiyawatta cemetery in Dematagoda. The injured person has been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, Police said. Two unident... Read More


Former State Minister Shantha Bandara's son remanded until July 27

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena ordered today (23) to remand former State Minister Shantha Bandara's son until July 27, after being detained and questioned for 24 hours at the Ce... Read More


Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives at Court of Appeal

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has arrived at the Court of Appeal. He has arrived at the Court to witness the hearing of the applications filed requesting an order to preve... Read More


Tourist arrivals record at 118,935

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- A total of 118,935 foreign tourists arrived in the country during the first 19 days of this month. Accordingly, the total number of tourists who arrived in the year up to now is... Read More


Shooting reported in Beliatta

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- A shooting occurred in Walawala, Beliatta last night (22). It is reported that the shooting targeted the house of a police officer. Published by HT Digital Content Services wit... Read More


SC finds Deshabandu and OIC Nalin breached activist's rights

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- The Supreme Court(SC) ruled that Deshabandu Tennakoon, who functioned as Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Western Province at the time, and Nalin Sriyantha,... Read More