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April 9, 2026

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Man who severed arms of another surrenders before court

The suspect who was recently caught on CCTV footage as he mutilated a man has surrendered before the court. On 21 […]

TSP fertilizer being successfully distributed island-wide – Agri. Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture says 27,000 metric tons (MT) out of the 36,000 MT of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer […]

Restructuring of CEB and CPC to be expedited – Kanchana

Minster of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has stated that certain reforms pertaining to both, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) […]

Parliament Select Committee to look into child malnutrition in Sri Lanka

A special Parliamentary Select Committee has been appointed to study whether child malnutrition is exacerbating in Sri Lanka. Chaired by […]

Siblings drown to death

Two siblings were found dead in the Hali Ela, Bogoda area yesterday (23). The deceased brother-sister duo were 10 and […]

Sri Lanka international bondholders may see 20% principal haircut – analysts

Holders of Sri Lanka’s international sovereign bonds face a 20% principal haircut in the country’s debt restructuring as well as […]

Lanka Sathosa reduces prices of 10 essential items

Lanka Sathosa says it has slashed the prices of ten essential food items with the intention of providing further relief […]

Govt. threats EC for efforts made to hold elections: Mujibur

The Election Comission (EC) has pointed out that they have been recieving death threats from the Governments’ side in order to […]

SOC on National Security: SOC to focus on CBSL Bill, religious extremism

Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on National Security, Dr. Sarath Weerasekera MP said that special attention should be […]

Air Force defends blacklisting Thuyacontha

The Director (Media) of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe said yesterday (23) that the decision […]