President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his final respects to the late former Parliamentarian and senior leader of the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchchi (ITAK), Mavai Senathirajah. MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (3:57 PM)
Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual U.S. citizen in the next exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners. MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (8:54 PM)
The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis, has decreased to -4% in January 2025, compared to -1.7% in December 2024, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (6:07 PM)
The Officer-in-Charge of the Medirigiriya Police Station has been arrested by the Bureau for the Investigation of Abuse of Children and Women for allegedly sexually harassing a Woman Police Constable (WPC), the police said.
1 Feb 2025 (12:02 AM)
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold its upcoming session from February 3 to 21 to review the status of women s rights in Sri Lanka, along with seven other countries- Nepal, Belarus, Luxembourg, Belize, Congo, Liechtenstein, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo... MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (11:54 AM)
Sri Lanka s Ishadi Amanda has etched her name in history by becoming the first runner-up at the 40th Mrs. World pageant held in Las Vegas, USA. MORE..
31 Jan 2025 (12:10 PM)