Sri Lanka’s Ports Minister Joins India Maritime Week
Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation of Sri Lanka Anura Karunathilake attended the India Maritime Week 2025 (IMW) organized by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India from 27-31 October 2025 in Mumbai, India. Speaking at the IMW…
Vehicle gutted in midnight fire at Thummulla Junction
A vehicle was completely destroyed in a fire that broke out at Thummulla Junction in Colombo last night. Video footage circulating online shows the Colombo Fire Brigade attempting to douse the flames as the vehicle was engulfed in fire. The…
4 killed in separate road accidents across Sri Lanka
4 people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents reported from Nittambuwa, Thalawa, Hettipola, and Puttalam on Saturday (Nov. 1), Police said. In Nittambuwa, a 61-year-old woman died after being struck by a motorcycle while crossing the…
Kane Williamson retires from T20Is
Kane Williamson has announced his immediate retirement from T20 internationals. The former New Zealand captain retires with 2575 runs from 93 appearances in the format, with his final match coming at last year’s T20 World Cup. He will continue to…
Weak governance led to regime change in Bangladesh, Nepal & Sri Lanka: Top Indian official
Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said “poor governance” was the reason behind uprisings that led to change of governments in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka over the past three-and-a-half years. Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture on governance on…
Maldives becomes the only country with generational smoking ban
A generational prohibition on tobacco went into effect in the Maldives on Saturday, the country’s Health Ministry said. Maldives is now the only country in the world with such a ban. The measure will apply to anyone born after January…
Massive job scam : Top agency head arrested
The owner of a foreign employment agency in Maharagama has been remanded until November 14 over allegations of defrauding more than Rs. 740 million from job seekers by promising employment opportunities in Romania. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) told the…
Man arrested with foreign-made pistol and live rounds
A 39-year-old man from Peellawatta, Minuwangoda, was arrested today (1 November) by the Western Province North Crime Division after being found in possession of a foreign-made pistol, one cartridge, and 13 live rounds, police said. The arrest followed a tip-off…
2025 A/L tuition and seminars banned ahead of exams
The Department of Examinations announced that all tuition classes, seminars, and workshops related to the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination will be prohibited from midnight on November 4 until the end of the examination period. The department stated that conducting…
CBK begins vacating Colombo residence, expected to leave within days
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is in the process of moving her belongings out of her official residence on Independence Avenue, Colombo. Following the recent parliamentary approval of the bill to revoke privileges granted to former presidents, they are now…