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• Comedians Defend Video Found Offensive by Veddah Community

  

  Comedians Blok and Dino have defended a video found offensive by the Veddah community, saying there was no malice or disrespect intended. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2025

• Bangkok Declared ‘emergency Zone’ as Powerful 7.7-magnitude Quake Hits Myanmar

  

  A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar on Friday, triggering the collapse of buildings hundreds of miles away in Thailand, where... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2025

• Softlogic Life Acquires Allianz Life Insurance Lanka

  

  Softlogic Life, one of Sri Lanka’s leading life insurers, announced it has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Limited,... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2025

• Chamara Silva Appointed Sri Lanka Cricket U19 Head Coach

  

  Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Chamara Silva as the head coach of the Sri Lanka U19 national cricket team. Silva, a former Sri Lanka international... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2025

• Pope Francis to Be Discharged from Hospital

  

  Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Sunday and will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican, doctors treating him have said. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2025

• Heavyweight Boxing Legend George Foreman Dies Aged 76

  

  Boxing heavyweight legend George Foreman has died aged 76, according to his family. Known as Big George in the ring, the American built one of the most... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2025

• Nick Carter Cancels Sri Lanka Gig to Return Home

  

  Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter cancelled his scheduled performance in Sri Lanka as well as a number of other countries, to return home over what he termed a... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2025

• Iran Using Drones and Apps to Enforce Women’s Dress Code

  

  Iran is using drones and intrusive digital technology to crush dissent, especially among women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic’s strict dress code, the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2025

• Australian Cricket Club Grabs Former Sri Lanka Captain Dimuth Karunaratne

  

  An Australian cricket club has signed former Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne for the next 3 years. The Keilor Cricket Club said it was thrilled to... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2025

• India’s Tata Motors Returns to Sri Lanka with New Range of Passenger Vehicles

  

  Marking its return in Sri Lanka, Tata Motors on Thursday announced the launch of its all-new range of passenger vehicles, including electric vehicles, in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2025

• Indian Actress Keerthy Suresh Arrives in Sri Lanka

  

  Indian actress Keerthy Suresh arrived in Sri Lanka and was greeted by airport staff and officials. Keerthy is among the highest paid South Indian actresses,... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2025

• Mark Carney Named as Canada’s Prime Minister-elect

  

  Canada selected a new prime minister-elect on Sunday night, as Justin Trudeau’s reign nears a close amid a trade war with the United States. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2025

• Trump Makes 13-year-old Cancer Survivor a Secret Service Agent During Speech to...

  

  President Donald Trump used his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to unveil a new member of the U.S. Secret Service — a 13-year-old brain... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2025

• Pope Francis Alert After Respiratory Failure

  

  Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said. Doctors were forced to intervene... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2025

• Anora Crowned Best Picture at 97th Academy Awards

  

  Anora, a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday, handing Sean Baker’s gritty,... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2025

• Trump and Vance Erupt at Zelensky in Tense Oval Office Meeting

  

  A remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office Friday as President Donald Trump berated his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, an... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2025

• Building Legacies: Roshani Arumendo’s Journey at Cinnamon Hotels & the Future...

  Roshani Arumendo’s journey in the hospitality industry reflects the growing strides women are making in traditionally male dominated fields. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2025

• Four Weeraketiya Police Officers Suspended Over Alleged Torture of Youth

  The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) has ordered the interdiction of four police officers, including the Weeraketiya Police Officer-in-Charge (OIC),... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2025

• Cause of Animal Deaths in Beira Lake Revealed

  The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) has confirmed that a bacterial infection is responsible for the recent deaths of animals in Beira Lake, Colombo. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2025

• New Registration Method Introduced for Employees’ Provident Fund

  The Department of Labour has introduced a new method for registering members under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Act, known as AH registration. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2025