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Sri Lanka records 1.3 million tourist arrivals in 2025

Colombo, July 27 -- Sri Lanka has welcomed over 1.3 million tourists so far this year, according to data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). As of now, a total of 1,313,232 fore... Read More


Police deny reports of security withdrawal for senior monk

Colombo, July 27 -- Sri Lanka Police have refuted social media claims that security provided to a senior Buddhist monk in the Eastern Province had been withdrawn. In a statement, police clarified tha... Read More


Preethi Padman Surasena sworn in as new Chief Justice

Colombo, July 27 -- Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Sri Lanka this morning (27) at the Presidential Secretariat, before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. J... Read More


Certain interested organisations trying to legalise gay marriages in Sri Lanka

Colombo, July 27 -- While alleging that certain interested organisations are trying to legalise gay marriages in Sri Lanka, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said such marriages are not a... Read More


At least 38 killed in church attack in eastern DR Congo

Aljazeera, July 27 -- At least 38 people have been killed and 15 others injured in an attack on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attack, carried out by suspected me... Read More


Two women killed in Southern Expressway crash

Sri Lanka, July 27 -- Two women were killed and four others injured when a van overturned following a tyre burst on the Southern Expressway, police said. The accident occurred near the 175-kilometre ... Read More