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Excise officer arrested for soliciting Rs. 2 million bribe
Excise officer arrested for soliciting Rs. 2 million bribe
An Excise officer attached to the Narcotics Unit of the Excise Department has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 2 million. MORE..
US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry
US could ask foreign tourists for five-year social media history before entry
Tourists from dozens of countries including the UK could be asked to provide a five-year social media history as a condition of entry to the United States, under a new proposal unveiled by American officials. MORE..
Accurate data essential for successful post-disaster recovery: PM Harini
Accurate data essential for successful post-disaster recovery: PM Harini
Accurate data is essential for the post-disaster recovery process of the country and that a structured mechanism with public participation is needed for efficient data collection, according to Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. MORE..
Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ immigration visas
Trump launches $1m ‘gold card’ immigration visas
President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m (£750,000). MORE..
Egg producers reject claims of price hike during festive season
Egg producers reject claims of price hike during festive season
The All Ceylon Egg Producers’ Association has dismissed claims that egg prices will rise during the upcoming festive season, stating that such assertions have no basis. MORE..
Five suspects arrested for plotting murder in Ratmalana
Five suspects arrested for plotting murder in Ratmalana
A total of five individuals who had allegedly conspired to commit a murder have been arrested by the Western Province South Crimes Division. MORE..
Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct 7 and afterwards
Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity on Oct 7 and afterwards
Amnesty International on Thursday (Dec 11) accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity, including extermination, during and after the Oct 7, 2023 attack that sparked the war in Gaza. MORE..
US C-130J Super Hercules aircraft leaves for Jaffna with relief supplies collected by ‘Manusath Derana’
US C-130J Super Hercules aircraft leaves for Jaffna with relief supplies collected by ‘Manusath Derana’
A team from Ada Derana departed for Jaffna onboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, carrying relief supplies for people affected by adverse weather conditions in the Northern Province. MORE..
85,000 individuals affected by adverse weather still in temporary shelters: DMC
85,000 individuals affected by adverse weather still in temporary shelters: DMC
A total of 85,351 individuals belonging to 26,841 families affected by recent landslides and flooding across the country are currently housed at temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre noted. MORE..
US forces seize oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says
US forces seize oil tanker off coast of Venezuela, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States had seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolas Maduro. MORE..
Another 238 families in Badulla evacuated due to risk of landslides
Another 238 families in Badulla evacuated due to risk of landslides
A total of 806 individuals belonging to 238 families in the Badulla District have been evacuated from their residences due to the risk of landslides. MORE..
Manusath Derana – Dialog relief initiative continues for the 14th day
Manusath Derana – Dialog relief initiative continues for the 14th day
The Manusath Derana – Dialog relief initiative, launched to help people affected by the adverse weather conditions, continues for the 14th day today (11). MORE..
Army Chief visits Chilaw to review disaster relief operations
Army Chief visits Chilaw to review disaster relief operations
The Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo has conducted a field visit to Chilaw to inspect ongoing disaster relief efforts. MORE..
2025 Nobel Prizes awarded at Stockholm ceremony
2025 Nobel Prizes awarded at Stockholm ceremony
The 2025 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel were awarded on Wednesday at a ceremony held in the Swedish capital Stockholm. MORE..
Showers predicted for Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Central and Uva provinces
Showers predicted for Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Central and Uva provinces
Showers or thundershowers have been predicted for the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Central and Uva provinces. MORE..
Two buildings collapse in Morocco’s Fez killing 22 people
Two buildings collapse in Morocco’s Fez killing 22 people
At least 22 people were killed and 16 others injured overnight when two adjacent buildings collapsed in Fez, one of Morocco’s oldest cities, the prosecutor said on Wednesday. MORE..
Microsoft and MillenniumIT ESP to support data collection on damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah
Microsoft and MillenniumIT ESP to support data collection on damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah
Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, stated that the Department of National Planning has launched a programme to collect information and data on businesses and properties damaged by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..
Kandy-Nuwara Eliya Road restored - District Secretary
Kandy-Nuwara Eliya Road restored - District Secretary
Nuwara Eliya District Secretary Thushari Tennakoon said that four access roads, including the main Kandy-Nuwara Eliya road, which were blocked due to earth slips and landslides due to the recent heavy rainfall, have now been restored. MORE..
Gihan Kulatunga sworn in as Supreme Court Judge
Gihan Kulatunga sworn in as Supreme Court Judge
Court of Appeal Justice K. M. Gihan Himanshu Kulatunga has been sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (10) at the Presidential Secretariat. MORE..
Thriposha company hands over Rs. 100 mln in dividends to Treasury
Thriposha company hands over Rs. 100 mln in dividends to Treasury
Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited has General Treasury handed over a sum of Rs. 100 million to the General Treasury as dividends. MORE..
Amended timetable of 2025 A/L examination released
Amended timetable of 2025 A/L examination released
The Ministry of Education has decided that the subjects of the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) examination which were postponed due to the adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka will now be conducted from January 12 to January 20, 2026. MORE..
Notice on reopening preschools and early childhood development centers
Notice on reopening preschools and early childhood development centers
All preschools and early childhood development centers that were closed due to the emergency disaster situation and are now deemed safe to resume operations will be reopened from 16 December 2025. MORE..
Russia’s first aircraft carrying 35 tons of humanitarian aid arrives in Sri Lanka
Russia’s first aircraft carrying 35 tons of humanitarian aid arrives in Sri Lanka
Russia has dispatched a consignment of 35 metric tons of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..
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Australia and UNFPA partner to protect women and girls in cyclone-affected Sri Lanka
Australia and UNFPA partner to protect women and girls in cyclone-affected Sri Lanka
Australia and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have partnered to deliver urgent humanitarian assistance to protect women and girls across Sri Lanka, affected by catastrophic floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, one of the most devastating climate-related disasters to strike the island nation in recent years. MORE..
Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Deepavali inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Deepavali — the festival of lights — was on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) inscribed on the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, sparking celebrations to mark the earning of the coveted tag. MORE..