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The 2024 (2025) G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) examination begins today (17) at 3,663 centres across the island, with 474,147 candidates expected to sit for the…

The Department of Irrigation says that 42 out of 73 main reservoirs under its management across the country are currently being spilt as of 7.00…

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has decided to launch an island-wide strike today (12) in protest against the sexual assault of a female doctor…

The deadline for the accepting of applications to cast postal votes in the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections ends at 12.00 midnight today (12). The…

The Chief Prelate of the Kiri Vehera, Ven. Kobawaka Dhamminda Thero has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to provide a statement, Ada Derana…

The Election Commission states that 155,976 new voters have qualified to cast their ballots in this year’s local government elections. These newly eligible voters are…

Sri Lanka has been named one of the countries with the lowest terror threats in the world, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025.…

Two women and a one-year-old infant have died in a head-on collision involving a three-wheeler and a bus in the Galahitiyawa area of Madampe. Police…

A 20-year-old Canadian woman has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a consignment of Hashish estimated to be worth around…

More than 26,000 expatriates, including expatriate workers and students, have applied for new passports, according to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment,…