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Sports

Court imposes travel ban on 10 Sri Lankan athletes 

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama has issued an overseas travel ban on ten Sri Lankan athletes who failed to return to the...

Sri Lanka

Rs. 15 billion loss to CWE from rice exports

The CWE has incurred a loss of Rs. 15,157,031,018 in 2014 and 2015 due to the import of rice in violation of procurement...

Sri Lanka

15 complaints to courts against extremist organizations

An investigation is underway against 15 suspects for allegedly aiding, abetting, and financing to propagate the foreign extremist terrorist organization ISIS within Sri...

Politics

Signaling left, turning right: NPP’s inevitable awakening

By Vox Civis Karma has a funny way of catching up. The very people who laughed at and mocked former President Ranil Wickremesinghe...

Sri Lanka

Audit uncovers massive misuse of cancer drug funds by SPC officials

A report issued by the National Audit Office (NAO) has exposed serious financial misconduct by the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC), involving the misuse...

Sports

Afghan Cricket players among 8 dead in Pak air strike

At least three Afghan cricketers were among eight people killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province, the Afghanistan Cricket Board...

Sri Lanka

Sampath Manamperi case: Cabinet Minister representing accused, says MP Chanaka

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian D.V. Chanaka has alleged that a Cabinet Minister in the current National People’s Power (NPP) government is...

Business

Dhammika Perera acquires 40% stake in Harischandra Mills for Rs. 2.57 billion

Billionaire entrepreneur Dhammika Perera has added another major acquisition to his growing portfolio, securing a 40% stake in Harischandra Mills PLC. Market sources...

Sri Lanka

Ministry in disarray after sudden staff reshuffle

A sweeping and abrupt administrative reshuffle within the Ministry of Health and Mass Media has raised serious concerns among insiders, with many questioning...

People attend a vigil in memory of Mauricio Ruiz, a 32-year-old rapper killed in Wednesday's protests against Peruvian President Jose Jeri, in Lima, Peru, on October 16, 2025 [Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters]
World

Peru’s new president refuses to resign after Gen Z protests leave one dead

Peru’s new president, Jose Jeri, is refusing to resign amid Gen Z antigovernment protests, inflamed by the death of a popular rapper, as...