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Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine. MORE..

| March 18, 2024 5:43 am

India navy recaptures ship from Somali pirates and rescues crew

India’s navy recaptured a ship from Somali pirates off the Indian coast on Saturday, the South Asian country’s military said, rescuing the crew and ending a three-month takeover of the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier MV Ruen. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 10:29 pm

Application deadline extended for Presidential Scholarship Program 2024/25

The acceptance of applications for the “Presidential Scholarship Program 2024/25” has been extended and a new deadline set for April 01, the President’s Media Division said. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 10:09 pm

TN chief minister Stalin slams PM Modi over Katchatheevu issue

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Sunday accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ‘‘uttering a lie’’ on the Katchatheevu issue to target the DMK and blamed him for ‘‘staying silent’’ over projects for the state. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 9:59 pm

Dy. Immigration Controller and ex-Dy. Controller arrested for providing fake passports to underworld figures

A Deputy Controller of Immigration & Emigration and a former Deputy Controller have been arrested by the CID for providing passports based on false information to underworld figures Nuresh Supun Dayaratne alias “Heenatiyana Mahesh” and Shan Arosh Liyanage alias “Mathugama Shan”, police said today. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 6:45 pm

Schools asked to postpone sports meets due to hot weather

Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha says that school principals will be informed through a circular to organise the inter-house sports meets and sports events of their respective schools after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 6:05 pm

Heat advisory issued for most parts of the island

The Department of Meteorology has issued a heat index advisory for North-western, North-central, Eastern, Western provinces and Monaragala, Mannar, Rathnapura and Vavuniya districts. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 5:44 pm

21 dead, 38 injured in bus collision with tanker in Afghanistan

Twenty-one people were killed and 38 injured on Sunday in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province when a bus collided with an oil tanker and a motorbike, provincial officials said. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 5:15 pm

Two boys drown in Polwatta River

Two boys have reportedly drowned while bathing in the Polwatta River at Yakkalamulla, Galle. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 3:31 pm

Police arrest main suspect in Modara shooting

Police have arrested the suspect who is believed to be the shooter in the attempted murder incident at Modara Street in Colombo 15 on February 13. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 3:16 pm

Israel to attend new ceasefire talks as UN says Gaza hunger crisis worsens

The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks on a hostage deal with Hamas. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 1:39 pm

Sri Lanka records 2.3% negative GDP growth in 2023

The GDP growth rate of Sri Lanka for the year 2023 was estimated as a 2.3 percent negative growth rate, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said in a statement. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 11:58 am

Madushanka to miss rest of Bangladesh tour due to injury

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced that fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka will not take part further in the ongoing Bangladesh tour. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 10:31 am

21 Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

The Sri Lanka Navy says it conducted a special operation to chase away Indian poaching trawlers from Sri Lankan waters in the late hours last night (16) and that the operation led to the seizure of 02 Indian trawlers and apprehension of 21 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters off the Delft Island. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 9:21 am

Two suspects arrested over Pitigala shooting that killed two

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting incident in front of a shop in Guruwala area in the Pitigala police division. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 8:42 am

One dead, 37 injured in bus accident at Peradeniya

One person was killed while another 37 persons were wounded following an accident involving a bus transporting a group of devotees returning from a visit to the Nelligala International Buddhist Center. MORE..

| March 17, 2024 8:21 am

Over 150 illegal immigrants including Sri Lankans apprehended in Malaysia

As many as 158 illegal immigrants including Sri Lankans were detained in Malaysia for residing there without valid visas or permits and overstaying their allowed duration, foreign media reported. MORE..

| March 16, 2024 10:24 pm

Indian-origin family dies in ‘suspicious fire’ in Canada, investigation underway

An Indian-origin couple along with their teenage daughter lost their lives in a “suspicious” fire that gutted their home in Canada’s Ontario province last week, said the police on Friday (Mar 15). MORE..

| March 16, 2024 9:00 pm

New mobile application designed to promote beach cleanliness

A meeting was convened at the Presidential Secretariat, on Friday (15) chaired by Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayaka, to discuss the launch of a new mobile application “Beach Clean-up Coordination App” aimed at enhancing the cleanliness and waste management on beaches. MORE..

| March 16, 2024 8:28 pm