An anticipatory bail application filed by former Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon, seeking an order to prevent his arrest, has been rejected by the Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE..
20 Aug 2025 (1:05 PM)
The death toll from an attack by gunmen on a mosque and nearby homes in Nigeria s northwest Katsina state has risen to at least 50, with around 60 others abducted, local officials and residents said on Wednesday. MORE..
20 Aug 2025 (7:48 PM)
A pre-budget meeting for the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs for the year 2026 was held this morning (20) at the Presidential Secretariat, presided over by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
20 Aug 2025 (9:09 PM)
The Joint Council of Professions Supplementary to Medicine has launched an unannounced trade union action at 8-00 a.m. today at the Gampaha District General Hospital. MORE..
20 Aug 2025 (1:48 PM)
Ishan Sanka Mapitigama has been elected as the Basnayake Nilame of the Sabaragamuwa Maha Saman Devalaya. MORE..
20 Aug 2025 (4:14 PM)
Sri Lanka s suspension this week from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) was due to "procedural challenges" in updating the island s sports law, the local governing body said Wednesday. MORE..
20 Aug 2025 (6:24 PM)