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24-hour passport service ends tomorrow

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The 24-hour one-day passport issuance service for the public will come to an end tomorrow (May 30), Acting Controller General of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Cham... Read More


PHIs urge timely registration of poson dansal

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Public Health Inspectors' (PHI) Union annouced that all dansals planned for the upcoming poson week must be register by June 7. PHIU secretary Chamil Muthukuda said that Publ... Read More


Committee handling UNP helped secure 450,000 votes at LG polls

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The committee which handled the campaign on behalf of the United National Party (UNP) managed to secure 450,000 votes at the Local Government polls, party leader Ranil Wickremesin... Read More


Venerable Bandarawela Amithananda Thera passes away

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Venerable Bandarawela Amithananda Thera, a respected and beloved preacher in Sri Lanka, passed away this afternoon while receiving treatment at the National Hospital Colombo (NHC)... Read More


Six suspects revealed to be directly involved in shooting at Thusitha Halloluwa

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) informed the court today that all six suspects arrested in connection with the recent shooting incident targeting Thusitha Halloluwa, the former ... Read More


Recruitment of 190 locomotive engineers underway

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Applications have been called to recruit 190 locomotive engineers, including 160 external applicants and 30 from within the department, Railways General Manager Dhammika Jayasunda... Read More


Anudi Gunasekara makes history for Sri Lanka at Miss World Festival

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- In a landmark moment for Sri Lanka, Anudi Gunasekara etched her name into pageant history by claiming the title of First Runner-Up from Asia in the Miss World Multimedia Challenge... Read More


Grade 6 admissions appeal results for 2025 released

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The results of the first round of appeals for Grade 6 admissions in 2025, based on the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, have now been released, the Education Ministry said. ... Read More


Court allows 7 days detention of suspects arrested over trafficking 778 kgs of heroin, ICE

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today granted permission to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) to detain and interrogate 11 more suspects arrested while allegedly transporting... Read More


Kandy declared high-risk area for Dengue

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Health authorities have raised alarms, warning that the Kandy District is now on the verge of becoming a high-risk area for Dengue fever as the number of reported cases continues ... Read More