The ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’, a special veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic, will commence today (18) after 16 years. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, along with Ambassadors, High Commissioners and other diplomats representing several countries, is expected to participate in the inaugural event.

Diplomats from Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia,...

Athurugiriya Police have successfully recovered 50 rounds of live ammunition used for T56 firearms, along with a sharp weapon, following a disclosure made by a suspect in police custody.

The suspect was arrested on April 12 by a team of officers attached to Athurugiriya Police, with 11 grams and 1,000 milligrams of crystal methamphetamine (ICE) in...

The People’s Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) states that no major incidents have been reported since campaigning for the 2025 Local Government (LG) Election began.

However, the organization noted that it has received several complaints, including 20 related to the misuse of government property and 15 concerning personal attacks.

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Sri Lanka’s Trilingual Inscription (Tribhasha Sellipiya) and a collection of documents connected with the Pānadurā Vādaya (The Great Debate of Panadura) in 1873 have been inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Thursday.

The Trilingual...