President reappoints IGP C.D. Wickramaratne despite rejection of Constitutional Council

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to grant service extension of 03 weeks to Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne, despite the rejection of the Constitutional Council.



Hundreds said killed in Gaza hospital blast, protests erupt

A Gaza health ministry spokesman said hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other and that ignited protests in the West Bank and around the Middle East.



Sri Lanka President inked agreement with Huawei company for digitization of Sri Lanka’s schools

Chinese tech giant Huawei technologies has expressed its willingness to support an annual study programme aimed at nurturing software and hardware engineers in Sri Lanka.



Missing Sri Lankan woman in Israel confirmed dead

Sri Lankan national Anula Jayathilake, who was previously reported missing in Israel, was confirmed dead by the Israeli authorities, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara said.



Outgoing Indian Defence Adviser meets Sri Lanka Defence Secretary

Defence Adviser of the High Commission of India for Sri Lanka Captain Vikas Sood paid a courtesy farewell call on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte on Monday (October 16).



Sri Lanka to introduce pension scheme for self-employed people

Steps are being taken to introduce a pension scheme for those who are self-employed in Sri Lanka, State Minister of Social Empowerment Anupa Pasqual said.



Sri Lankan woman gives birth to sextuplets

A Sri Lankan woman has given birth to sextuplets at the Castle Street Hospital for Women (CSHW) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.



Sri Lanka Cricket lifts ban on Danushka Gunathilaka

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has fully lifted the ban imposed on Cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka.



Australia thrash Sri Lanka to revive World Cup campaign

Five-time champions Australia injected some life into their moribund World Cup campaign with a comprehensive five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka on Monday.



Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission to release set of guidelines on protection of human rights defenders

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) announced that it plans to release a set of guidelines and recommendations on the protection of human rights defenders in Sri Lanka and that it would engage in a consultative process to finalise these guidelines and recommendations.



Fitch affirms ratings on 7 Sri Lankan insurers, removes negative watch

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Ratings of several Sri Lankan insurers and removed them from Rating Watch Negative (RWN). The outlook is ‘Stable’.



Tamil Nadu chief minister seeks Centre’s intervention for release of Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar urging him to take diplomatic measures for the release of 27 fishermen and their five boats detained by the Sri Lankan navy on Saturday.



Detained Sri Lankan women in Israel to be sent back to Jordan

The two Sri Lankan women, who were detained two days ago by Israeli and Jordanian border guards while illegally entering Israel from Jordan will be sent back to Jordan, the Sri Lankan ambassador in Israel said.



Kusal Mendis happy to take over as Sri Lanka captain

Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis will not change his aggressive batting approach after taking over the captaincy two games into the World Cup when team mate Dasun Shanaka was ruled out of the tournament with injury.



Wanted suspect killed during shootout with police

A 49-year old suspect wanted over several shooting incidents in the Kandana area was shot dead during a crossfire with the police at Sapugaskanda last night (October 15), police said.



Grade 5 scholarship exam at 2,888 centres today amidst extreme weather conditions

The Grade 05 Scholarship Examination commenced at 9:30 AM today (October 15) at exam centres across Sri Lanka.