Police have arrested 40 foreigners staying in Sri Lanka who were involved in online financial scams this morning (06). MORE..
6 Oct 2024 (9:04 PM)
An Israeli strike on a mosque in the Gaza Strip early Sunday killed at least 19 people, Palestinian officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon in a widening war with Iran-allied militant groups across the region. MORE..
6 Oct 2024 (11:25 PM)
The Director of the Planning Division of the National Institute of Education (NIE) in Maharagama and the school teacher, who were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over the Grade 5 scholarship examination question paper issue, have been ordered to be remanded until October 22. MORE..
7 Oct 2024 (2:06 PM)
The World Bank and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed the Second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO) for $200 million. This is the second operation in a two-part series that began in 2022. The first operation, totaling $500 million, was disbursed in June and December 2023. MORE..
7 Oct 2024 (2:09 PM)
The former Senior DIG and head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Nilantha Jayawardana, is currently appearing before the Supreme Court...MORE..
7 Oct 2024 (11:47 AM)
Israelis were holding vigils and somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the deadliest in the country s history, which sparked the war in Gaza and scarred Israelis indelibly. MORE..
7 Oct 2024 (3:49 PM)