Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Department of Posts has announced a significant revision of postal rates, effective from tomorrow (9). According to the new schedule, the minimum postage rate for a standard ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- Tourism earnings rose to US dollars 378.3 million in January 2026, up from US dollars 308.6 million in December 2025, reflecting stronger visitor spending at the start of the year... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Police Special Task Force (STF) has recovered a rare French-made "Liegeoise" pocket revolver during a raid in the Dungalpitiya police area yesterday (7). Acting on a tip-off ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- Kalutara South Police have launched an investigation into a failed assassination attempt targeting Bandula Prasanna, a Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate for the Kalutara Muni... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The public exposition of the sacred bodily relics of Lord Buddha, brought from India, enters its fourth day today (8) at the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo. Devotees fr... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- A 50-year-old man was killed following a wild elephant attack in the Ranawaranawa area within the Lunugamvehera National Park last night (7). The victim has been identified as a f... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The continuous satyagraha launched by beach seine fishermen in front of the Presidential Secretariat entered its fourth consecutive day today (08). The protest, which began on th... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by 20 defendants, including a former local politician, seeking to overturn rigorous imprisonment sentences handed down for the brut... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has decided to launch an inquiry into a complaint filed by the suspended Deputy Secretary General of Pa... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 8 -- Panadura Walana Anti-Corruption Unit raided an illegal abortion clinic operating behind the Beruwala Police Station this afternoon (08), resulting in the arrest of a doctor. Inve... Read More