The Sri Lanka Navy announced that five individuals have been taken into custody along with three dinghy boats and a large stock of illegal narcotic pills during a maritime operation conducted in the Kalpitiya area. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (5:40 PM)
Cuban Minister for Labour and Social Security, Marta Elena Feitó-Cabrera, has been forced to resign from her post after she made comments in a parliamentary session which denied the existence of beggars on the Communist-run island. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (12:43 PM)
Britain set up a secret scheme to bring thousands of Afghans to the UK after their personal details were disclosed in one of the country s worst ever data breaches, putting them at risk of reprisals from the Taliban after their return to power. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (3:40 PM)
The Attorney General s Department today (16) informed the Colombo High Court that the incumbent Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Shani Abeysekara, has been named as a witness in the case concerning the alleged abduction and forced disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (9:05 PM)
A 24-member youth delegation of political leaders from Sri Lanka is currently in India for a two-week long programme, according to the Ministry of External Affairs of India. MORE..
16 Jul 2025 (10:30 AM)
The Market has been temporarily halted due to broker order management system (OMS) failure being experienced at majority of broker firms.
16 Jul 2025 (12:04 PM)