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Sri Lanka announces squad for Bangladesh ODI series

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Bangladesh, scheduled for July 2... Read More


Customs thwarts Indian smuggling Rs. 21.3 Mn worth Kush at BIA

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- An Indian national trying to enter the country with Kush worth over Rs.21.3 million was intercepted by Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport last night. A... Read More


Safety belts to be made compulsory for passenger bus drivers from July 1: NTC

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- The government has planned to make safety belts compulsory for drivers of all passnger buses including Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) from July 1, National Tranport Board Chair... Read More


Hundreds of vehicles stranded as Sri Lanka Customs enforces decade-old import rule

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Hundreds of vehicles are stranded at the port, with hundreds more on the way, after Sri Lanka Customs abruptly halted the clearance of vehicles imported under cross-border Letter... Read More


SL must go well beyond IMF programme: Prof. Sally

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Sri Lanka could miss a once-in-a-generation opportunity to plug into the fast-growing supply chains of southern India - that is unless the island nation pushes through market-ope... Read More


Athletes return home with 11 medals

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- The Sri Lanka athletics team, which concluded a successful tour by winning 11 medals at the Thailand Open Athletic Championship 2025, is scheduled to return to Sri Lanka today. T... Read More


Two youths attempting to flee to Italy with forged passports caught at BIA

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Two Sri Lankan youths attempting to travel to Italy using forged Indian passports were arrested by the Immigration and Emigration Border Surveillance Unit officials at the Bandar... Read More


Railway technicians launch 24-hour token strike over overtime pay issue

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Railway technicians and technician assistants launched a 24-hour token strike from 7.00 a.m. today (26) in protest over an unresolved overtime payment issue. Secretary of the Sr... Read More


Solar power generators challenge tariff reduction in court

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- A group of solar power generators has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, challenging the government's decision to reduce the tariff paid per unit of electricity ge... Read More


Sri Lankan Kottu, Vatalappam added to Oxford English Dictionary

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Sri Lanka's rich culinary and cultural heritage has received global recognition as several locally popular words have been officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)... Read More