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Youth stabbed to death after Deepavali-night dispute in Maskeliya
ASPI jumps 291 points as Colombo bourse sees Rs 3.33 bn turnover
Rs 1.1 billion for 751 rural development projects in Colombo district
Four million adults yet to register for taxpayer ID numbers
Water Board earns nothing on a quarter of the water it supplies
Motor Traffic Department expands one-day and general services
Fake traffic fine texts using GovPay name are a scam, ministry warns
Parliamentary committee calls for independent fuel pricing regulator
Colombo launches joint flood-control operation, 60 blockage points marked for urgent clearing
Forty per cent of high-value 2025 budget proposals not adequately implemented: review
Doctors and development officers step up trade union action
Hambantota port in talks to expand vehicle exports to Gulf markets
Rising rivers bring minor flooding as heavy rain continues across Sri Lanka
Government details proposed detention changes as organised crime bill hearing concludes
Online fraud suspicion at Panadura hotel: 23 computers seized
"Take me home": Sri Lankan woman stranded for three years on tiny Pacific island
Badulla: father of two dies suddenly on Deepavali day
Land fraud worth millions in Colombo: CID launches investigation
Suspect remanded over assault and robbery of youth in Jaffna's Kalviyankadu
Butterfly swarms seen across the country are a seasonal monsoon migration, scientists explain
Dengue prevention: special national week begins tomorrow across 74 high-risk areas
Fuel taxes raised above previous levels, opposition MP alleges in parliament
Official foreign reserves pass $7 billion; Central Bank bought $191 million in October
Businessman dies after falling from apartment complex in Colombo's Kompannavidiya
Deepavali: National leaders stress unity, compassion and hope in festival messages
Protecting election information from false news is a shared responsibility: Colombo conference
President raises expectations of new tax relief in Thursday's budget
UNP demands explanation for failure to prepare for Colombo floods
Two British experts join the board of Lanka Realty Investments
Heavy rain over 100mm in several provinces: Meteorology Department warning
Journalism Awards for Excellence 2025: lifetime achievement awards for five senior journalists
Prisoner dies after deer attack at Weerawila open prison camp
Foreign worker remittances hit record high in October; 7.6 billion dollars in first ten months
Opposition MP rejects Colombo mayor's drainage capacity claim as false
Doctors' union to protest tomorrow over pay and vacancies
Heavy rain with thunder in many areas after this afternoon - Met Department warning
Pressures on judges and monks: new campaign with opposition leader - SLPP move
Satyagraha near Ruwanweliseya: police record statement from Kassapa Thero
Passenger drone trial in Colombo enters further assessment phase
Jaffna Mandaitivu international cricket stadium: construction to begin soon, completion within a year - Minister
Reservoirs at full capacity - warning of earthquake risk in central hills
Development officers hold sick-leave protest over unresolved service demands
Easter Sunday investigation: court orders hotel to provide information
Fisherman in distress off Mullaitivu rescued safely
Expert forum on Budget 2027 to be held in Colombo on Friday
Apparel industry welcomes government's move to reapply for EU trade concession
Sri Lanka's private-sector lending figures prompt questions over investment use
Government signs US$100 million ADB loan for water sector reforms
Elephants appear to greet onlookers before crossing Monaragala road
CPC profit figures show the impact of Treasury fuel subsidy
A powerful 'shadow state' has emerged within the country, President warns
Air Force to buy four surveillance drones from Israel for Rs 4.26 billion
Electricity tariff increase of 1.46 percent estimated for fourth quarter
First winter charter flights from Poland bring around 550 tourists
Central Bank warns rising real estate prices need close monitoring
Ministry warns public over fake traffic fine payment messages
Former president appears before Central Crimes Investigation Bureau
No additional tax burden on the people, deputy finance minister says
Mandatory TIN certificate for eight transactions postponed to April 2027
Petition seeks monastic robes for Gnanasara Thero's court appearances
SriLankan Airlines posts Rs 35.6 billion pre-tax loss in first quarter
National single window for trade goes live after nearly 30 years
Two suspects remanded until November 12 over Rs 190 billion fund transfers
Rupee steady: official dollar rate at 328.09 buying, 337.05 selling
Budget 2027 to bring concessions for home solar battery systems
Viral video of tourist pushing Sri Lankan guide into the sea draws criticism
Rising building material prices could push construction industry into decline, union warns
Young mother dies after falling into well in Kurunegala
Measles in three Colombo prisons: inmates kept from court today
Another atmospheric disturbance forming in Bay of Bengal, Met Department warns
Billion-rupee cancer treatment machines idle as patients face more delays
Colombo mayor must resign or be removed over drain floods, opposition MP says
Opposition's anti-Buddhist campaign fails as Maha Sangha support strengthens government
Dengue toll climbs: 107,829 cases and 81 deaths so far this year
Amber warning for severe lightning in 22 districts
Flood warning for low-lying areas along Attanagalu Oya and Uruwal Oya
Hill-country reservoirs spill as heavy rain continues
Navy brings three ill fishermen ashore off Trincomalee for emergency treatment
Police seek public help to trace two suspects in Baddegama triple murder
Proposed anti-terrorism law could be used against minorities and dissenters, Batticaloa MP warns
Legal action over unauthorised constructions blamed for Colombo floods, CMC warns
Kaduwela mayor's call for firms to keep sending December gift parcels draws questions
Rs 1,107 million for 751 Prajashakthi projects in Colombo District
Colombo's drainage crisis: how decades of stalled projects left the city exposed
What the US midterm results could mean for Sri Lanka's economic recovery
Island-wide elephant protection operation advances under new policy framework
Kandy multimodal transport terminal reaches 55 per cent completion
Tourist arrivals in 2026 surpass 1.9 million
Civil movement warns government over repressive bills
Parliament calls applications for Senior Consultant to public finance committee
Single lane reopens on Hatton-Nuwara Eliya road after earth collapse
Mother who protested 36 years for Palaly lands dies without returning home
Hatton main bus stand submerged as heavy rain continues; landslide warning
Bail for suspect in illegal electric fence killing of wild elephant
New secretaries appointed to Digital Economy and Youth Affairs and Sports ministries
Underworld figure 'Gampaha Osman' further remanded over Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder
Government that came to fix Colombo in six months could not even clean its drains, says opposition leader
Colombo flood prevention system was planned during my tenure, says former minister
UN experts press for detainee safeguards in Sri Lanka anti-terror bill
Fallen tree blocks High-Level Road at Padukka, car damaged
Anti-terror and organised crime bills tabled without proper study, opposition MP charges
Malabe Air Force hospital opens under new management framework
Sri Lanka news roundup for November 9: crime bill changes, airline loss, tax registration
COPE says about Rs 30 billion is owed over university lecturers' bond defaults
Colombo Sports Hub and Colombo Tuskers share Peterite Cricket League title
Inquiry sought into alleged assault and cover-up at Jaffna children's home
Parked lorry swept away as heavy rain raises Hatton Oya
Amber flood warning for low-lying Gin Ganga areas until November 10 evening
Budget plans about 110,000 further public-service recruits after 40,000 appointments
Batticaloa MP calls on local councils to oppose proposed security laws
Professionals seek fairer tax system ahead of 2027 budget
Sri Lankan-born runner completes first New York City Marathon in four hours 38 minutes
Police sergeant remanded after alleged drink-driving crash injures Badulla pedestrian
Former president funds house for a family in need in Thambuttegama
Sri Lanka wins boys' 1500m silver at Dakar Youth Olympics
Former minister claims divisions are growing within JVP
Mother alleges school assault in Tellippalai; principal denies hitting pupil
