Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Nilantha Jayawardena has informed the Supreme Court through his Legal Counsel that the arrears of the compensation which was ordered to be payed to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks, have been completely settled. MORE..

7 Oct 2024 (4:22 PM)

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)

Police have recovered the body of a 50-year-old police officer, attached to the Expressway Police from a canal at Pamunugama, Ja-Ela.

7 Oct 2024 (2:59 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 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)

Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed the appointment of Sanath Jayasuriya as the head coach of the national team. MORE..

7 Oct 2024 (1:51 PM)