Sixty-six shooting incidents have claimed 37 lives so far this year
There have been 66 shooting incidents in Sri Lanka so far this year; 48 of them were over underworld turf…
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Supreme Court moved against gender-based restrictions in railway dept.
Recruitment of Station Masters: The Supreme Court on Friday (July 11) granted leave to proceed with a fundamental rights petition…
ITAK demands immediate release of all findings related to Chemmani mass grave probe
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) yesterday demanded the immediate public release of all forensic reports, and DNA findings, related to the…
Police deploy 3 teams to probe suspected gang shooting
A 32-year-old man was injured in a shooting incident at Malamulla, within the Hirana Police Division, early yesterday (July 11), police said.…
Dates for A/L and O/L exams announced
Commissioner General of Examinations, A.K.H. Indika Kumari Liyanage, announced that the GCE Advanced Level (A/L) Examination 2025 will be held…
Wijepala claims Pillayan had prior knowledge of Easter Sunday attacks
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala informed Parliament yesterday that Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, had prior knowledge of…
Sri Lanka back to its high poverty levels
Sri Lanka’s estimated poverty (share of the population living on less than $3.65 a day) remains stubbornly high, affecting as…
Speaker to convert his official residence into knowledge centre for all elected representatives
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has stated that the official residence of the Speaker would be transformed into a knowledge centre providing information to…
New MP sworn in
Ushettige Don Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a Member of Parliament of the Tenth Parliament, yesterday, before Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne. Following the…
UN asks govt. to vacate ‘remaining lands still occupied and used economically by the military’
Military-held land down to 9% in North and East The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has…