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Two people have reportedly died after contracting the new Covid-19 variant currently spreading across Sri Lanka, according to medical experts. Chair Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, ...
Showers or thundershowers were predicted at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and North-western provinces today, according to the Department of Meteorology. The Met. Department ...
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced a 15% increase in electricity tariffs. The decision was revealed a short while ago.
In a significant move towards protecting children and individuals from harm, the Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to amend both the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to ban ...
SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, extended its support to Sri Lanka’s largest Poson celebration, the iconic Aloka Poojawa (illumination ceremony), which was held at the sacred ...
The Cabinet has decided to suspend Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya with immediate effect, following a serious controversy surrounding the unlawful release of an inmate from ...
The Supreme Court yesterday (9) issued a stay order preventing any further submissions before the Court of Appeal on behalf of Mohamed Kamil Katubdeen, the eighth accused and alleged mastermind in the ...
Over fifty individuals—including former ministers, senior government officials, and politicians—have recently visited various temples, shrines, and kovils across the country to conduct religious ...
Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s lawyers have filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against the sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court in May. Aluthgamage, who is currently serving a ...
Sri Lanka’s Anudi Gunasekara, despite commendable performances in the Multimedia and Head-to-Head challenges, did not secure a spot among the 40 quarter-finalists at the Miss World 2025 pageant held ...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) questioned the Commissioner General of Prisons for five hours regarding the release of an inmate from the Anuradhapura Prison, who was freed claiming to ...
Sri Lanka Customs today (8 June) strongly denied allegations that a batch of 323 shipping containers was released without inspection under suspicious circumstances, stating that the cargo consisted ...