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9-year-old girl hospitalized after consuming soft drink in Balangoda

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- A 9-year-old girl has been admitted to the Balangoda Base Hospital after fainting and vomiting upon drinking a bottled soft drink from a restaurant in Kiridigala, Balangoda. Aft... Read More


Up to 1,400 killed in Bangladesh protests crackdown

Sri Lanka, Feb. 13 -- A new report by UN Human Rights found that the security and intelligence services of Bangladesh's former Government killed as many as 1,400 people - as many as 12-13 per cent of ... Read More


Bumrah ruled out of Champions Trophy

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- India suffered a major blow ahead of the Champions Trophy as Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the tournament due to a lingering back injury. Despite undergoing scans in Benga... Read More


Sri Lanka elect to bat first against Australia

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first, aiming for a total of 270-280 on what captain Charith Asalanka described as a dry pitch. Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith ... Read More


Cabinet approves new EPF management system implementation

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the selection of an integrator to implement a new Employee Provident Fund (EPF) Management System under the Financial Sector Modernization P... Read More


President addresses World Governments Summit in Dubai (Video)

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake addressed the main session of the 2025 World Governments Summit in Dubai, outlining Sri Lanka's vision for economic growth, innovation, and gov... Read More


139 OICs transferred in police reshuffle

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The Acting Inspector General of Police has ordered the immediate transfer of 139 Officers-in-Charge (OICs) across the country. Notably, some of the transferred officers' posts h... Read More


President meets with Pakistani PM and Former British PM

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Disanayake who is currently attending the World Governments Summit 2025 in Dubai held several high-level bilateral discussions with Heads of State, today (... Read More


No power cuts today for Navam Poya, decision on future outages later

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced that there will be no power cuts today in observance of the Navam Full Moon Poya Day. However, all three generators at the Noroc... Read More


12-year-old boy dies in motorcycle accident

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- A 12-year-old boy named Chamindu Vinod died on the spot in a motorcycle accident while attempting to overtake a lorry carrying firewood in Mahakumbukkadawala, police said. The v... Read More