Import bill falls, even as vehicle inflow climbs
Sri Lanka’s import bill dropped by USD 179 million in May 2025 to USD 1.507 billion, despite a notable rise…
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Navy seizes huge stock of contraband
The Navy seized over 800 kilos of smuggled spices, medicines, and cosmetic products during a search operation near Devils Point…
Education Service lecturers to stage protest today
Members of the Sri Lanka Education Service Lecturer Trade Union will stage a protest today (14) at 11:00 am in…
Sewwandi’s mother dies in remand prison
Murder of underworld leader in courthouse: Mother of Ishara Sewwandi, who is wanted in connection with the killing of underworld…
CID raids Hambantota Bird Park: 21 illegal motorcycles and cannabis plants seized
The CID had seized 21 illegally imported motorcycles and four cannabis plants following a raid on the Hambantota Bird Park,…
Environmentalists welcome presidential probe into X-Press Pearl disaster
A government decision to establish a Presidential Commission of Inquiry to probe the X-Press Pearl (2021) maritime disaster has received…
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…
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…
Lanka, Commonwealth forge stronger ties in key sectors at high-level London meeting
Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Nimal Senadheera, met with Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, at Marlborough House…
Prof. Chandra Wickremesinghe to speak here on Encounter with Aliens
A lecture entitled “ENCOUNTER WITH ALIENS FROM STONE-AGE TO SPACE-AGE” will be jointly hosted in Colombo by the National Academy…