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A 24-year-old youth was killed in a shooting at Thelijjawila, Matara on Saturday night (January 20), police said.

51 more employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have been terminated from their jobs.

Sri Lanka Police has awarded a compensation of Rs. 1 million to the family of the person who died in the shooting incident in Narammala.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team led by Mr. Peter Breuer visited Sri Lanka from January 11 to January 19, 2024 to discuss recent macroeconomic developments and progress in implementing economic and financial policies under the EFF arrangement.

15 employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have been interdicted due to disrupting the services during their protest against the proposed restructuring of the CEB.

A 40 year old male lorry driver was killed after a police officer “accidentally discharged” his firearm during a vehicle inspection in Dampelessa, Narammala on Thursday (January 18) night.

Sri Lanka vowed to continue an anti-narcotics campaign that has seen more than 35,000 people detained over the last few weeks despite concerns raised by multiple rights groups, top officials said on Thursday.

Sri Lanka to introduce Electronic National Identity Card (e-nic) and Electronic Passport (e-passport) within this year (2024).

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa stated yesterday (January 17) that President Ranil Wickremesinghe is among potential presidential candidates in their party.

A senior oncologist of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a female junior staff member during a contentious situation that had ensued on Wednesday (January 17).

Former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva continues to receive treatment at Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital under prison security.

101,362 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka within the first 15 days of 2024.

Two Sri Lanka Police officers were arrested in Narammala on Tuesday (January 16) on charges of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 10,000.

President’s Secretary Mr. Saman Ekanayake underscored the pivotal role of education in shaping the lives of children, emphasizing that it is the sole pathway to their success.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court today declared that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s decision to grant a Presidential pardon to former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva is unlawful.