A wild elephant was killed early this morning (18) after being struck by a train traveling from Colombo to Batticaloa. MORE..
18 Jul 2025 (11:22 AM)
Bangladesh police said on Thursday (Jul 17) they had arrested 20 people, a day after clashes between supporters of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina and security personnel killed at least four people. MORE..
17 Jul 2025 (10:51 PM)
The Ministry of Finance has initiated ongoing discussions aimed at reducing the trade tariffs proposed to be imposed by the United States on exports from Sri Lanka. MORE..
18 Jul 2025 (1:56 PM)
An anticipatory bail application filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, seeking his release on anticipatory bail before he is arrested by the Bribery Commission, was on Friday rejected by the Colombo Magistrate s Court. MORE..
18 Jul 2025 (5:20 PM)
A newborn has been found abandoned in a paddy field in Paragahadeniya, Mawathagama earlier today, police stated. MORE..
17 Jul 2025 (8:42 PM)
The U.S. government designated The Resistance Front, considered an offshoot of the Pakistani extremist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a "foreign terrorist organization" over the April 22 Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. MORE..
18 Jul 2025 (11:59 AM)