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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


Foreign investors do not have to pay bribes, commissions in SL anymore : Govt.

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath yesterday said that the government was free of corruption, and it was now a good time for foreign investors to invest in Sri Lanka. ... Read More


Cybercrime on the rise in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- Cyberattacks are becoming an increasingly serious issue in Sri Lanka, with the number of computer crime complaints rising sharply in 2025. According to the Sri Lanka Computer Eme... Read More


Foreign investors do not have to pay bribes, commissions in SL anymore : Govt.

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath yesterday said that the government was free of corruption, and it was now a good time for foreign investors to invest in Sri Lanka. A... Read More


First Sri Lankan earns U.S. Navy SEAL pin

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- Lieutenant Koyan Chamitha of the Sri Lanka Navy's Special Boat Squadron (SBS) has made history by becoming the first Sri Lankan to complete the U.S. Navy SEAL training program an... Read More


Elderly man's body found hanging in Kilinochchi Police Station cell

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- The body of an elderly man was recovered from a detention cell at the Kilinochchi Police Station on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Rathinam Rasu, a 66-year-old resi... Read More


Marginalised children neglected by proposed education reforms: Mano

Sri Lanka, July 26 -- The education of the plantation based school children and any such marginalised segment need affirmative approaches as part of the short-term goal. It is missing in the proposed ... Read More