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Govt. dental surgeons to launch island-wide strike

Colombo, Oct. 24 -- The Government Dental Surgeons' Association (GDSA) has announced an island-wide token strike on November 6, 2025, in protest over what it describes as the "ongoing administrative c... Read More


Monsoon Lessons: What the rains teach Sri Lanka about resilience

Sri Lanka, Oct. 24 -- Sri Lanka's monsoon rains have brought floods, landslides, and rising dengue risk across the island. While transport and crops face disruption, the downpours also refill reservoi... Read More


Opposition MPs call for establishment of Independent Youth Commission

Colombo, Oct. 24 -- A group of Members of Parliament, led by former Minister Ravi Karunanayake, has called for the appointment of a Select Committee of Parliament to propose the establishment of an In... Read More


Court delivers verdict in coconut theft murder case: Death sentence for first accused

Colombo, Oct. 24 -- Homagama High Court Judge Navarathna Marasinghe today sentenced a man to death after he was found guilty of killing another man using a metal rod used for plucking coconuts, follow... Read More


''Was raped by cop 4 times'': Maharashtra woman doctor's suicide note on hand

Colombo, Oct. 24 -- A woman doctor, who was reportedly raped four times in five months by a police sub-inspector (SI), died by suicide at a district hospital in Maharashtra's Satara on Thursday night.... Read More


Six Sri Lankan seafarers repatriated from Eritrea

Colombo, Oct. 24 -- Six Sri Lankan seafarers who had been detained in Eritrea have been successfully repatriated to Sri Lanka through the coordinated efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreig... Read More


BYD clarifies global vehicle recall does not affect Sri Lanka

Colombo, Oct. 24 -- Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has clarified that its recently announced global vehicle recall does not apply to Sri Lanka, assuring local customers that no BYD models c... Read More


Time to change laws on election of Nilames in temples, devales

Colombo, Oct. 24 -- The election of a Diyawadana Niame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa and Basnayake Nilames of other devales came into the limelight in Parliament today with the Opposition calling for the... Read More


Train services on upcountry line resume

Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Railway services on the Upcountry Line resumed last night after being suspended for several days due to severe rain damage. Heavy rainfall on October 19 caused the railway line ... Read More


Weligama PS Chairman warned of threat, IGP ignored: Rehan

Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Weligama Organiser Rehan Jayawickrama has accused the government of attempting to justify the recent killing of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairma... Read More