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November 20, 2025

Month: April 2024

Heavy rainfall in UAE leaves cities under water, flights rerouted

UAE experienced heavy showers from the early hours of this morning, and due to the intensity of the rain, major […]

Breaking News: Harsha, Eran, Thalatha & Kabir NOT leaving the SJB to join the UNP

Further to the invite extended by the United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara for Samagi Jana Balawegaya […]

Street vendor arrested for verbally abusing tourist

A street vendor, who owns a small stall selling kottu, has been arrested by the Keselwatte police a short while […]

SJB & UNP to join forces, yet Prez to contest elections under another symbol?

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to contest the Presidential election under an entirely new symbol other than the elephant or […]

Amnesty Int’l urges accountability for ‘unlawful use of weapons’ in policing of protests in SL

Sri Lanka’s law enforcement officials who engaged in the violent repression of protests must be held accountable for committing widespread […]

Biden says Netanyahu’s approach to war in Gaza is a ‘mistake

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza is a “mistake,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in […]

MR tasked with important decision-making for the SLPP: who is the Presidential Election nominee?

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has assigned the responsibility of making a decision regarding the SLPP’s candidate for the […]

Israel reduces troops in south Gaza, Egypt to host new talks

Israel said on Sunday it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade, as it and Hamas […]

At least 500 maids in Singapore duped in 2023 are from India, Sri Lanka

The number of scams in Singapore hit a record high in 2023, Home Minister K. Shanmugam said, adding that the […]

SLPP MP Nandasena passes away

Anuradhapura District MP of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), H. Nandasena has passed away this morning (04), the family has […]