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Yoshitha-Daisy Forrest case adjourned till April

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Colombo High Court today (9) ordered the money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother, Daisy Forrest, to be recalled on April 24, 2026. The postponemen... Read More


Bribery Commission probes alleged corruption in Ambuluwawa

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has commenced investigations into the awarding of a cable car project by the Ambuluwawa Dissanayake Mudiyanselag... Read More


Postal Department announces hike in postage rates

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Department of Posts has officially announced a revision of postal charges, effective Monday, February 09. Under the new pricing structure, the minimum postal rate will be inc... Read More


Former French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- France's former minister of culture, Jack Lang, on Saturday announced his resignation from a prestigious cultural center in Paris. Lang headed up the Arab World Institute (IMA) a... Read More


Sri Lanka to face Ireland in T20 World Cup match tonight

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- Co-host Sri Lanka will take on Ireland in their Group B encounter of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo today(08), with ... Read More


Ten Mobile libraries distributed in Western Province under Clean Sri Lanka reading drive

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- Ten mobile library vehicles were distributed to selected local government authorities in the Western Province yesterday (07) under the Arunu Dora National Reading Promotion Progra... Read More


India's Modi visits Malaysia to boost trade, security ties

Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday, as the two countries look to bolster trade and explore potential collaborations i... Read More


Rainy conditions for Northern and Central provinces

SriLanka, Feb. 7 -- Showers will occur at times in Uva province and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya, Ampara and Batticaloa districts. Several spells of showers will occur at Northern, North-central and North... Read More


Pakistan-Netherlands clash in T20 World Cup curtain-raiser

SriLanka, Feb. 7 -- The 10th edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, jointly hosted by Sri Lanka and India, gets underway today (February 7) at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo. The ... Read More


India leads tourist arrivals as Sri Lanka crosses 317,000 visitors in 2026.

SriLanka, Feb. 7 -- Sri Lanka has welcomed more than 317,000 foreign tourists so far this year, according to figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). The authority repo... Read More